House Adjourns as McCarthy Blocked for 11th Time in Longest Fight Since 1859
- GOP dissidents hold firm in rejecting McCarthy for speaker
- Concessions made on House rules fail to break opposition
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The House voted to adjourn for the day Thursday after Kevin McCarthy was blocked for the 11th time in his bid to become speaker by a group of 20 Republican dissidents who have yet to agree on a deal that satisfies their demands.
The stalemate has left House Republicans fractured after they reclaimed the majority in the November election and has stopped all other business in the chamber. McCarthy has tried to break the deadlock by offering significant concessions on House rules that would weaken his power and his ability to control hard-liners in his party, which raise the risk of chaos on issues like the debt ceiling and government spending.