For the past 100 years, it has been a formality that plays out every two years on January 3.
The newly elected US House of Representatives convenes; the outgoing speaker dismisses the previous chamber; the majority party elects its leader as speaker, and the new speaker in turn swears in members-elect. Then, Congress gets down to business – legislating, budgeting and oversight.
Not so this time around. Three days and six ballots later, the House has yet to choose a speaker, with top Republican Kevin McCarthy failing to secure a majority as far-right opposition against him has persisted.
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