The House has been without a leader for two weeks, leaving Congress unable to pass any bills or approve any funding.

The Ohio Republican has spent over a decade in Congress hyping conspiracy theories and thwarting critical legislation.

Republicans backing McCarthy in his troubled bid to become speaker of the House are losing patience with members of their own caucus as the vote drags on.

Even some Senate Republicans are acknowledging the mess.

The Republican nominee for House speaker has written only eight laws in his eight terms in office.