No one on Capitol Hill was making any predictions Tuesday evening over who House Republicans would select as their choice to be the next speaker of the House.
But not an hour after Kevin McCarthy's announcement that he would not run again for Speaker, the jockeying to replace him had been well underway.
One source close to Scalise told me that the Leader and Emmer will reach an agreement before next week on which of them will run for speaker. House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is also making calls saying he's interested in the job.
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