WASHINGTON ― House Republicans hit the reset button on their search for a new House speaker on Friday after Rep. Jim Jordan’s bid came crashing down following another defeat on the House floor.
All House business has ceased as Republicans try to find a replacement for McCarthy, but they’ve been unable to agree among themselves after first nominating Rep. Steve Scalise and then Jordan. With Jordan, Scalise and presumably McCarthy off the table, the list of actual and possible candidates is a lengthy one., as is Rep. Byron Donalds . Donalds received a few floor votes for speaker back in January, during the marathon 15-vote series that resulted in McCarthy getting the gavel.
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