Former US House of Representatives speaker Kevin McCarthy is to resign from the US Congress
Kevin McCarthy
House of Representatives remains in limbo, unable to pass legislation, due to vote stalemate
Leaderless chamber unable to respond to Biden’s request for aid to Ukraine and Israel
House of Representatives paralysed as Republican Party riven with feuds and grudges unable to agree on replacement for Kevin McCarthy
Republican congressman insists he will continue with attempts to secure position despite losing two votes to date
Conservative politician received fewer votes than in the first ballot on Tuesday
Second vote delayed until Wednesday morning in Washington
McCarthy removed from post after rebellion by small number of hard-right members in Republican party
Louisiana congressman will need sufficient support to win overall vote to succeed Kevin McCarthy
US president spoke with special counsel as part of investigation into how classified files ended up at his home and in an office he used
The political disarray will dismay all who look to the US for coherent leadership on the global stage
Former Trump adviser uses his War Room podcast to prop up and egg on GOP rebels and throw red meat to his Maga followers, known as ‘the posse’
Fear that congressional wrangling could result in negative economic implications
Some candidates for the post of speaker call for unity but others in the party want a ‘reckoning’
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