Capitol Report: Battle for House Speaker Not Seen in Over a Century; Harmeet Dhillon on Bid for RNC Chair

January 4th, 2023

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Multiple rounds of voting for House speaker took place on Capitol Hill Tuesday, for the first time in a century. Leader Kevin McCarthy lost the first few times, and momentum grows behind an unexpected nominee.
Wholesale change could be coming for the Republican Party; it’s not just the GOP speakership being fought for—the position of Republican National Committee chair is also highly contested. Harmeet Dhillon, one of the challengers, joins us to discuss.
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