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House speaker paralysis is confusing – a political scientist explains what's happening

  • Written by Charles R. Hunt, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
House speaker paralysis is confusing – a political scientist explains what's happeningJim Jordan, center, has been working feverishly to line up support for his speakership.AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Political observers, most Americans and even members of Congress can’t remember a battle for the post of speaker of the U.S. House as fraught as the one that began back in January 2023 and continues still, 10 months later.

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