Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise have launched campaigns but it’s unclear whether either man can get support of a majority
Until a new leader is chosen, the Republican congressman Patrick McHenry of North Carolina will continue serving as the acting speaker.Until a new leader is chosen, the Republican congressman Patrick McHenry of North Carolina will continue serving as the acting speaker.
That tenuous grasp on power was on full display last week, when McCarthy became the first House speaker in US history to be ejected from office. Eight Republicans, led by the hard-right congressman Matt Gaetz of Florida, joined with House Democrats to remove McCarthy as speaker. No chamber-wide vote on the speakership has yet been scheduled. Asked whether Republicans would be able to hold a full House vote on Wednesday, McHenry said on Monday, “That’s my goal.”
On Tuesday, the Republican chair of the House foreign affairs committee, Michael McCaul of Texas, and the panel’s top Democrat, Gregory Meeks of New York, introduced a bipartisan resolution expressing support for Israel.
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