WASHINGTON, Oct 24 — Republicans in the US House of Representatives today narrowed their options as they tried to fill a leadership vacuum that has paralysed the chamber for...
Amid Aman Palestin fund abuse claims, MACC chief says only on paper trail, yet to call in anyone for questioningUS Rep. and former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy talks to reporters outside a House Republican conference meeting to choose a nominee in the race for Speaker of the House at the US Capitol in Washington October 24, 2023.
Three other candidates remained in the race: Representatives Mike Johnson, who is running as a consensus candidate, Byron Donalds, a member of the party’s hard-right faction, and Kevin Hern, who leads a conservative policy group.Republicans eliminated three other hopefuls: Representatives Austin Scott, Pete Sessions and Jack Bergman.
But Republicans have already rejected two leaders with those skills. Kevin McCarthy was ousted as speaker by a small group of Republican insurgents on October 3, and his No. 2, Steve Scalise, dropped his own bid the following week when he was unable to line up enough votes to win the job.Republicans picked another hard right leader, Representative Jim Jordan, as their nominee last week but dropped him after he lost three floor votes.
Republicans control the House by a narrow 221-212 margin, which means they can afford no more than four defections on partisan votes. Some 25 Republicans voted against Jordan’s speaker bid last Friday.
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