As Republicans split over who will be House speaker, McCarthy positions himself as a de facto leader

10-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 48

Republicans have no clear idea who to elect U.S. House speaker, leaving an unprecedented power vacuum in Congress and severely limiting America's ability to quickly respond to the crisis in Israel - or any number of other problems at home or abroad.

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