Nobody for Speaker of the House

If Jim Jordan falls short, a stopgap might be Patrick McHenry.

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https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-speaker-republicans-jim-jordan-patrick-mchenry-kevin-mccarthy-steve-scalise-30ef8174Oct. 17, 2023 7:03 pm ETRep. Jim Jordan listens after he was not successful in the first ballot, as Republicans try to elect him to be the new House speaker, at the Capitol on Oct. 17.Jim Jordan has tried hard to propitiate Republican skeptics of his bid for Speaker of the House, and he could have won Tuesday while losing four votes. Instead it was 20 on the first ballot.

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