The conference is searching for a new speaker nominee after Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday became the latest to exit the race.
As the House enters its third week without a speaker, nearly a dozen Republicans are vying to earn the support of their conference to wield the gavel, throwing the chamber into even more uncertainty. The chamber has been without a speaker since House Republicans ousted Rep. Kevin McCarthy earlier this month.Nine House Republicans are running for the position, announced House GOP conference chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, including GOP Whip Tom Emmer, who is endorsed by McCarthy.
Austin Scott of Georgia, the seven-term ally of McCarthy who quickly dropped out of a last-minute challenge to Jordan last week.Pete Sessions, the longtime Texas Republican once entangled in scandal after pushing for the ouster of the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine who was critical of Trump.Frustrations and divisions have only intensified within the conference as Republicans search for a way to resolve the impasse.
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