Kevin McCarthy is defeated in three rounds of voting for speaker

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The House of Representatives is still without a leader, as California Republican Rep.

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Kevin McCarthy's bid for Speaker is being met with internal opposition.

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McCarthy failed to secure the 218 votes needed to become Speaker of the House in three rounds of voting on the first day of the new Congress.

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Until a speaker is chosen, the House cannot conduct any business, including swearing in new members.

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The vote on Tuesday was the first time in a century that the election of a House speaker required multiple ballots.

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The longest election in American history occurred in 1855, lasting 133 rounds over two months, from December 1855 to February 1856.

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