An eighth round of voting for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives looked set to start Thursday after the chamber failed to select a speaker in votes held earlier in the day and in the prior two days. Republican Rep. Brian Mast of Florida was giving a speech to nominate top House Republican Kevin McCarthy, who keeps running into opposition from fellow GOP lawmakers in his push to become speaker. The House must kick off the new congressional session with the election of a speaker, and it’s required to keep voting until one is chosen.
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