Speaker stalemate latest sign of Trump’s ‘greatly diminished’ influence

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Former President Donald Trump’s inability to sway conservative holdouts driving the stalemate over the election of a new House speaker is the latest sign of the former president’s wavering influence as Republican House Leader Kevin McCarthy attempts to lock down the votes needed to secure the speaker’s gavel.

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