Republicans will meet behind closed doors on Tuesday to try to nominate its next speaker candidate as the House is moving into its third week without a leader.
Republicans will meet behind closed doors on Tuesday to try to nominate its next speaker candidate as the House is moving into its third week without a leader while the clock ticks to fund the government and pass legislation providing military assistance to Israel and Ukraine.
The Republicans running for speaker include: Majority Whip Tom Emmer; Rep. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, chair of the Republican Study Committee; Byron Donalds of Florida, a Freedom Caucus member who has received speaker votes in multiple rounds of voting this Congress; Austin Scott of Georgia, a Kevin McCarthy ally who received 81 votes against Jordan during a conference vote last week; Gary Palmer of Alabama, chair of the Republican Policy Committee and No.
Republicans are meeting behind closed doors Tuesday morning where they will begin a secret ballot election. If no candidate wins a majority, the person with the lowest total will be dropped from the contest until a clear leader emerges.
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