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U.S. representatives gather to try to elect a new Speaker

U.S. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) talks to reporters as he leaves the House Chamber and walks through Statuary Hall after he lost a sixth straight vote for Speaker of the House on the second day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 4, 2023 REUTERS/Jon Cherry