McCarthy loses fifth ballot, sixth ballot to begin soon; UPDATE: Loses sixth ballot too

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, Republican of California, lost a fifth consecutive vote for speaker on Wednesday as the deadlocked House of Representatives slogged through its second day without a leader or sworn members. Here's where the votes stand. https://t.co/BZe28rnEjG pic.twitter.com/6h8qHvTsPe

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 4, 2023

No sign of adjourning for the day just yet. A sixth vote is expected to take place soon, according to guidance sent from both Republican whip Tom Emmer’s office and Democratic whip Katherine Clark’s office.

[UPDATE: McCarthy lost the sixth ballot as well. No point in making a separate headline entry for it. — Ed]