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GOP rejects plan to empower interim House speaker

The leadership crisis in the House of Representatives became even more chaotic on Thursday. Republicans, unable to agree on a speaker, also rejected a plan to temporarily give the acting speaker more powers. Lisa Desjardins was outside the heated meeting and reports from Capitol Hill to try to explain this political mess.

GOP rejects plan to empower interim House speaker

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