Several trolls in the so-called House Freedom Caucus have paralyzed the U.S. House of Representatives all week, blocking election of a presiding Speaker. The umpteenth round of voting will occur tonight, January 6th at 10 PM EST.
Update:
After 14 ballots, the House again failed to elect a Speaker. On this date two years ago, terrorists failed to disrupt Congress. Today, the terrorists inside the House did just that.
The House began voting for the 15th time at 11:50 PM.
New:
Early on Saturday, Kevin McCarthy was elected to the Office of Speaker of the House, or what’s left of it.
More:
“The ‘spoiler caucus’ is creating chaos,” David Winston, Roll Call
“The Chaos Caucus Is Now In Charge,” Michelle Cottle, New York Times
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