Republican McCarthy suffers 14th loss in US House leadership bid
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US House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy looks over at Rep Patrick McHenry shortly after things became physical between Republican representatives on the floor of the House. Photo: Reuters
Republican Kevin McCarthy suffered yet another embarrassing defeat as he failed late on Friday by a single vote to be elected speaker of the US House of Representatives, prolonging the deepest congressional dysfunction in more than 160 years.
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