The House is on the hunt for its next speaker and could vote as early as Wednesday after holding candidate forums Tuesday.
House Republicans on Wednesday chose House Majority Leader Steve Scalise as the party’s nominee for speaker. He still must win a majority vote from the full House, including Democrats, to become leader of the chamber. Rep. Jim Jordan , the Judiciary Committee chairman, also vied to succeed Rep.
Kevin McCarthy , whoseAhead of voting for speaker, House Republicans shot down a proposed rule change that would have increased the threshold needed to nominate a speaker well beyond a simple majority of the conference.Ahead of voting for speaker, House Republicans shot down a proposed rule change that would have increased the threshold needed to nominate a speaker well beyond a simple majority of the conference.
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