Images from inside the House of Representatives during the first round of voting as the House fails to elect its speaker. The US House of Representatives was in disarray Tuesday as it was forced to adjourn after failing to elect Republican favorite Kevin McCarthy as speaker. The California congressman needed a simple 218 majority to be picked as the new head of the Republican-led lower chamber, but he was stymied three times in a row by as many as 20 no-votes from his own side. IMAGES