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U.S. House of Representatives reconvenes to try to elect a leader

Start: 05 Jan 2023 17:00 GMT

End: 05 Jan 2023 18:00 GMT

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA – The U.S. House of Representatives reconvenes on Thursday to try to elect a leader, after a small group of about 20 hardliners in the Republican majority party repeatedly blocked efforts to elect Kevin McCarthy as the Speaker, a position second in line to the presidency.

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