new memoir out next week. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. paralysis continues in the us congress the republican leader in the us house of representatives, kevin mccarthy, appears to have failed in his 11th bid to get elected speaker, extending the government deadlock into a third day. the house is now voting on whether to adjourn the session. you are looking at live pictures right now in the scenes inside the room where a small group of right wingers in kevin mccarthy s own party is trying to derail proceedings. the republicans took control of the house in november s mid elections. but the deadlock has left the chamber unable to swear in members or pass legislation. gary o donoghue reports. the total number of votes cast is 434. it hasn t taken this long to elect a speaker in more than 160 years, and that was before the american civil war. now, into a third day, the deadlock remains. the republican lead
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and this giant box filled with tableware from the president o lebanon, in case donald trum president trump ever ran out o spoons also this portrait given t ivanka trump, made out o mother of pearl mosaic tiles and this fake diamond encruste falcon from kuwait, which is sitting on a sort of creep severed faulconer s hand also, inexplicably, this statu of pumpkins. someone must be a big pumpki fan in the trump white house all of these gifts were give to president trump and members as of his family by foreig governments, and all of them plus 100 or so more, wheneve reported to the government a required by law. the national archives has since got their hands on most of these items, though it remains unclear how many wer returned before trump left office and how many were returned after he left office. but there are still two item that are missing, including 7000 dollar set of golf club from japan, and what i described as a larger than lif sized painting of donald trump
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