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Headline: House Speaker Election Vote

Caption: United States Representative Steny Hoyer (Democrat of Maryland), left, and United States Representative Nancy Pelosi (Democrat of California), right, applaud House Speaker nominee United States House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (Democrat of New York), during the third attempt for the vote for Speaker of the House of Representatives, at the U.S. Capitol. The position of House Speaker has been has been vacant for more than two weeks since Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy (Republican of California) was ousted from the speakership on October 3, 2023, during a vote initiated by United States Representative Matt Gaetz (Republican of Florida), and led by a small group of far-right Republicans.

Keywords: House Speaker,nomination,vote,vacancy,Speaker of the House,Republicans

PersonInImage: Steny Hoyer, Nancy Pelosi