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House adjourns until 8pm as GOP deadlocked over speaker vote

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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Kevin McCarthy Is Speaker of the House

The House of Representatives has adjourned until 8 p.m. Eastern later today, as the House Republicans remain deadlocked over a choice for House Speaker. Republican Congressman Andy Barf says Kevin McCarthy will be elected speaker because he's done more to earn this majority than any other member. Up next, I'm going to talk to a current member of the Republican conference about the stalemate; is there a way out?

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