Will Congress keep taking part in characteristic acts of a ZOO, Day 2 lack of action where some things are stuck on Capitol Hill? https://www.c-span.org/video/?525175-1/gop-leader-kevin-mccarthy-loses-…

The following scenario could reportedly help resolve their inaction: Republican debacle over the endless Sisyphean votes for Speaker of the House. BEFORE Congress convenes at Noon, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries walks into Kevin McCarthy's office and says "Kevin! Do you WANT to be Speaker? Do you REALLY want to Speaker? I can MAKE you Speaker. Right now." And he hands him a small index card that reads "212 DEMOCRATIC VOTES" and then he explains there are strings attached… https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/countdown-with-keith-olbermann/id…

Once again, with double-digit defeats, The US House adjourned after Kevin McCarthy failed in his latest three ballots for Speaker.

McCarthy loses again with House at standstill

For the first time in more than 100 years, the U.S. House of Representatives is unable to elect a speaker.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/01/05/politics-speaker-mccarthy-ho…

US House leadership vote in chaos as Republicans once again fail to win a majority in rounds of voting. The GOP is decomposing as it searches for the heart and soul of the political party.

Kevin McCarthy scrambles to line up 218 Republican votes to win the election as speaker of the House of Representatives
A handful of right-wing holdouts have warned they will not support the congressman’s bid to be one of the country’s top statesmen

The Republican House minority leader was nominated for the speakership in November by 188 of his fellow Republicans and has made some concessions over the weekend but they may not have gone far enough,

On this Republicans' day, the coronation of McCarthy, there are the final Farewell Gifts from The House January 6th Committee, from Steve Bannon's plan for a January 21st Coup to Hope Hicks' breathless worry about her resume leading to the rhetorical question We look like domestic terrorists!

https://youtu.be/f7vjoYjlhww

Meet the history-makers of the 118th Congress https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/02/politics/118th-congress-history-makers/i…