The House of Representatives on Wednesday night voted to adjourn, which spared Republican leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) of the potentially humiliating prospect of losing his seventh vote to become Speaker of the House. However, as reported by NBC News’ Sahil Kapur, four Republicans joined with Democrats to vote against adjournment, which meant the GOP only won the final vote by a razor-thin two-vote margin. Despite such a narrow victory on such a simple matter as adjourning for the second straight day without electing a Speaker, the GOP caucus burst into cheers after the final vote tally was an…
