And the beat goes on...
In 1923, it took 9 ballots, and in 1856, Congress was brought to a standstill for two months.
The GOP's greatest achievement in the House was an adjournment last night for the 118th Congress.
To date it has taken 11 ballots, and in 2023, Congress was brought to a standstill with yet another adjournment until noon December 6th, 2023.
Trump Gets One Vote For House Speaker In Apparent Hard-Right Stunt—And He’s Technically Eligible For The Job
Former President Donald Trump received one vote to be the next speaker of the House on the seventh and eighth ballots Thursday afternoon, in what appears to be a stunt as a protest against Rep. Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) bid carries on with no clear end in sight—but Trump is eligible to lead the lower chamber, even if he’s unlikely to take up the offer.
2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election
An election for speaker began on January 3, 2023, at the start of the 118th Congress, two months after the 2022 elections in which Republicans gained the House with a slim majority. However, due to a division within the House Republican Conference, no candidate received a majority of the votes cast on the first several ballots, in the first multiple-ballot speaker election since 1923. The election remains ongoing and will continue until a candidate receives an absolute majority of votes cast.
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