Key takeaways:
- House Republicans are still struggling to decide on a new Speaker of the House after the ousting of Rep. Kevin McCarthy.
- Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) was the frontrunner for the position, but he has not been able to secure enough votes.
- House Republicans are in a state of disarray, with no clear path forward and it is unclear when they will be able to come to an agreement on a new Speaker.
House Republicans are still struggling to decide on a new Speaker of the House after the ousting of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) last month. After a brief shining couple hours yesterday afternoon when it seemed like Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) might become the new Speaker, a steady stream of House Republicans have announced either that they will not vote for Scalise or are not ready to vote for him.
This morning, McCarthy stepped forward to express “concern” over Scalise’s travails. Scalise prevailed by a vote of 113 to 99 over Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), but Scalise needs 217 votes to become Speaker and seems to be nowhere close to that amount.
Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) described the current situation as a “broken conference” after walking out of another meeting in the Capitol basement on Thursday. The meeting was the latest in a series of meetings this week that have seemingly failed to move House Republicans any closer to settling on a plan to replace McCarthy.
The lack of a clear leader has left House Republicans in a state of disarray, with no clear path forward. It is unclear when the House will be able to come to an agreement on a new Speaker, or if they will be able to do so at all.
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