US House Republicans face tangled path to picking a new speaker
© Reuters. The U.S. Capitol is seen at night as Republicans work towards electing a new Speaker of the House, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 9, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File PhotoWASHINGTON - Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives will try to move closer to picking a successor to former Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday, under mounting pressure from a war in the Middle East and another looming government shutdown.
While McCarthy was the first speaker to be ousted in a formal vote, the last two Republicans to hold the job wound up leaving under pressure from party hardliners. Over 90 Republicans have also called for a party rule change that would require any nominee to have the support of 217 Republicans, enough to win election to the speaker's post on the House floor in the face of Democratic opposition.
"The American people are looking for not the status quo in Washington. If all they see is everybody just taking one step up, I think it would be very de-motivating," said Representative Michael Cloud, a Jordan backer. Lawmakers said the conference could vote on Tuesday on whether to adopt a new rule raising the threshold for choosing a nominee to 217."To me, this is empowering a small minority ... at the expense of the majority," said Representative Tom Cole, who told reporters that Republicans should instead support the nominee chosen by a simple majority of the conference.
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With McCarthy out and infighting in, can Republicans hold on to House majority?Cami Mondeaux is a congressional reporter. She started with the Washington Examiner as a copy editor, later joining the breaking news team and eventually settling on the Congress beat. A Utah native, Cami graduated from Westminster College in Salt Lake City in 2021 and covered state government as a breaking news reporter for KSL News Radio. Follow her on X for the latest updates on news in the D.C. area and beyond: cami_mondeaux.
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