House of Representatives fails to elect Speaker for first time in 100 years

House adjourns as Republican McCarthy fails in marathon votes for speaker role Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has fallen far short in voting to become speaker of the US House of Representatives. The newly elected Republican majority fell into disarray on the opening day of the new Congress, refusing to elect Mr McCarthy in multiple rounds before finally adjourning for the night. Continue reading at The Mirror: The Mirror Homepage: https://www.mirror.co.uk The Mirror Facebook:   / dailymirror   The Mirror IG:   / dailymirror   The Mirror TikTok:   / dailymirror   The Mirror Twitter:   / dailymirror   Sign up for our newsletters: https://www.mirror.co.uk/email #TheMirror #News #UnitedStates