CNN—#KevinMcCarthy is locked in a fight for his political future as the #CaliforniaRepublican attempts to win the votes he needs to become #speaker of the US House of Representatives in what has now become the longest contest in #164years.

#McCarthy suffered a string of #defeats on #Thursday as the #House took round after round of #failed votes. The longer the #fight drags on, the more dire it becomes.

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