Republican Kevin McCarthy also failed on the eighth ballot for Speaker of the House.
The Californian leader remained at 201 but this time his rival Byron Donalds reduced his consensus from 20 to 17 votes: three rebels voted for other candidates, perhaps signaling some future availability, but McCarthy needs another 17 preferences.
One deputy, on the other hand, did not vote.
As before,
all 212 dems supported their leader Hakim Jeffries
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