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How the US House can address its agenda without voting on a speaker
After another vote in the U.S. House of Representatives for a new Speaker comes up empty, a University of New Haven political science professor believes the best option now is to change House rules.
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What comes after the historic ousting of the Speaker of the House?
A University of New Haven political science professor explains what can and cannot happen in the U.S. House of Representatives after the Speaker was ousted for the first time in history.
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UConn History Expert Discusses the Historical Context Surrounding the House Speaker Vote
Dr. Manisha Sinha explains what was happening in the country the last time a vote to decide the Speaker of the House took more than 13 votes.
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House Delegation From Connecticut React to Chaotic Speaker Vote
Making sense of the chaos in the House chamber. After three votes, no one has the majority to become speaker of the house, something that hasn’t happened in 100 years.
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House Delegation From Connecticut React to Chaotic Speaker Vote
Making sense of the chaos in the U.S. House chamber. After three votes, no one has the majority to become Speaker of the House, something that hasn’t happened in 100 years. No Speaker of the House was elected after three ballots Tuesday, a historic moment. The Republican majority was unable to completely rally around Congressman Kevin McCarthy of California...