The House is set to vote Wednesday for a speaker candidate -- the fourth nominee this month. This time it's Rep. Mike Johnson, a hard-liner who won his party's nomination Tuesday night.
is set to vote Wednesday for a speaker candidate -- the fourth nominee this month after the historic ouster of Kevin McCarthy. This time it'sThe House will cast speaker votes at noon Wednesday, according to the official notice to members.
The first vote will be a quorum call. Following nominating speeches, the House will move to the election of the speaker of the House.It took several rounds on Tuesday night for the conference to narrow down the five-candidate field, but the Louisiana congressman stayed in the lead. The House is set to cast votes for the speaker Wednesday afternoon.
The chaotic battle for the gavel has dragged on after House Majority Leader Steve Scalise was nominated, but backed out when it became clear he didn't have the votes. Last week, the conference dropped Rep. Jim Jordan as their nominee after his speakership bid failed for a third time on the House floor. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer had the nomination for less than a day before he dropped his bid Tuesday evening.
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