Republicans are trying to rally around a new House speaker after Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s ouster.
FILERep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, left, and Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., confer during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. The two GOP leaders have emerged as contenders to replace former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy who was voted out of the job by a contingent of hard-right conservatives. Jordan is now chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La.
Republicans on Tuesday plan to kick off the process, in private, at an evening forum where candidates can address their colleagues. Republicans would vote on an endorsement, with only a majority tally needed. But a decision could be delayed. Looming large over the race for speaker is a possible endorsement from Donald Trump, the front-runner for the party's presidential nomination in 2024.
Jordan, 59, was also one of Trump’s closest allies when Trump was president. Trump even awarded Jordan the Presidential Medal of Freedom five days after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. “I think you have to have a different set of skill sets," Hern told reporters this week. He added: “Strife is something that’s common when you have people working together and finding common solutions for it takes experience.”
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