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House Republicans met Monday night to discuss possible rule changes meant to prevent a repeat of the January process that required 15 rounds of voting to elect Kevin McCarthy speaker.
Democrats will also meet on Tuesday and are expected to unanimously back Rep. Hakeem Jeffries — a formality since the Democrats lack the votes to pick the speaker. A GOP candidate will need to win a simple majority of the House to be elected speaker — at least 217 of the 221 Republicans . It’s unclear when that vote would take place, and it could again be a messy process like theThe House of Representatives remains leaderless with an intraparty Republican fight over who should be the next speaker overshadowed by Hamas’ brutal attack on close U.S.
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