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Al Jazeera Staff

RARE PHOTOS: Uncertainty persists as us house heads to another speaker vote | Vintage Vibes

US House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy has failed to secure a majority in 11 ballots so far [Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]

Washington, DC – It was all supposed to be a formality that plays out every two years on January 3.

The newly elected US House of Representatives convenes; the outgoing speaker dismisses the previous chamber; the majority party elects its leader as speaker, and the new speaker swears in members-elect. Then, Congress can get to work.

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