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Kevin McCarthy has failed to secure the 218 votes he needs to become speaker after 11 votes. Nancy Pelosi said McCarthy might need a "doctor" or a "psychiatrist" after so many losses. "It's really sad. I don't even understand it," Pelosi told Politico reporter Meredith Lee Hill on Thursday.

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that Rep. Kevin McCarthy might need "a doctor," after losing so many speakership votes.

"It's really sad. I don't...

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