Photos of the week: Speakerless edition

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams

Posted October 20, 2023 at 6:00pm

House Republicans spent another week searching for someone, anyone, to elect speaker of the House. CQ Roll Call photojournalists spent countless hours in hallways staking out closed meetings, as well as in the House chamber, documenting the drama.

Speaker candidate Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, center, leaves the House floor Friday after the third unsuccessful vote to elect a new speaker. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Jordan makes his way to the House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol on Thursday. Jordan, then the Republican nominee for speaker, had at that point lost two votes for the position. Reps. Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky., also appear. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick T. McHenry, R-N.C., concludes on Wednesday the second vote in which Jordan did not get enough votes to win the speakership. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Jordan looks on with former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., upper left, and Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, right, during the unsuccessful vote to elect a new speaker Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., casts his voice vote during the speaker vote Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

In the second row, from left, Reps. Terri Sewell, D-Ala.; Joe Morelle, D-N.Y.; Bryan Steil, R-Wis.; and Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., record votes on the House floor during Wednesday’s vote for speaker. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

From left, Reps. Steve Womack, R-Ark.; Kevin Hern, R-Okla.; and French Hill, R-Ark., during Wednesday’s vote to elect a new speaker. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

A member keeps a tally on the House floor during Wednesday’s vote for speaker. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., center; Minority Whip Katherine Clark, D-Mass.; and Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., are seen on the floor during Wednesday’s vote for speaker. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

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