House GOP Holds Another Secret Ballot For Speaker

The Washington Post reports:

House Republicans are preparing Friday afternoon to hold a closed-door vote between two nominees for speaker: Reps. Jim Jordan (Ohio) and Austin Scott (Ga.).

The conference is scrambling to find a nominee after Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) dropped out of the race Thursday night as he struggled to round up the necessary 217 votes to get elected by the full chamber.

It’s unclear when a vote for speaker could take place on the House floor. Without a speaker, the House is unable to consider any legislation to aid Israel in its war against Hamas or pass any appropriations bills to avoid a potential government shutdown in mid-November.

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