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Newsday: 05/01/2023 05:06 GMT : 'A national embarrassment': political deadlock continues in the US

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05/01/2023 05:06 GMT : 'A national embarrassment': political deadlock continues in the US

'A national embarrassment': political deadlock continues in the US

BBC World Service - Newsday, 'A national embarrassment': political deadlock continues in the US

Right-wing Republicans still refuse to back the leading contender, Kevin McCarthy

Deadlock and chaos: the historic failure of the US House of Representatives to elect a speaker for the second day running.

Our top story: the political deadlock in the US continues as the Republican party's choice for speaker of the House of Representatives fails to secure enough support in six straight votes.

We'll also head to Kiev to get an Ukrainian view on the recent rocket attack - seen as one of the worst Russian disasters of the war.

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