House Republicans are meeting privately to try nominating a new House speaker.
A sign still bearing the name of Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is seen outside the office of the Speaker of the House on Capitol Hill on Monday in Washington., House Republicans are meeting privately Tuesday to try nominating a new House speaker to accomplish the seemingly impossible job of uniting a broken, bitter GOP majority and returning to the work of
The Republicans are planning to stay behind closed doors until they can agree on a nominee. It could take all day. Some have pushed for a signed pledge to abide by rules to support the majority winner, but holdouts remain. The plan is to hold a House floor vote later this week. Some Democrats have eyed Emmer, the third-ranking House GOP leader who had voted to certify the 2020 election results as a potential partner in governing the House.
Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, the hard-right leader who engineered McCarthy's ouster, has said several of those in the running — Hern, Donalds or Johnson would make a “phenomenal” choice for speaker. Republicans gathered late in the evening Monday to hear quick speeches from the congressmen seeking the job, elevator pitches ahead of Tuesday's internal party voting. They have also heard from voters back home who want them to get back to work and appeared ready to try to move on.
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