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House adjourns after chaotic day without electing a speaker as McCarthy fails to lock down votes

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Does Kevin McCarthy Really Want to Be Speaker?

I challenged John Boehner when he tried to be speaker in 2013. We did that because we felt like he was marginalized in the conservative wing of the party. Fast forward almost 10 years and years, you know, Kevin McCarthy trying to make Jim Jordan one of the most conservative members of the Freedom Caucus. Why they're choosing this battle, which I don't think they can win, is really beyond me.

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