Acting Speaker Patrick McHenry presides over the House floor during a vote to elect a Speaker of the House at the US Capitol, on October 18 (local time), 2023. Republican Rep. Jim Jordan again failed to win the House speaker's gavel in a second vote on October 18. Without a speaker, the chamber is effectively frozen, a precarious position that comes amid conflict abroad and a potential government shutdown next month, CNN said. Photo: VCG