House Republicans chose a speaker candidate Wednesday afternoon after former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was ousted from the role last week.
House Republicans have chosen Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., as their nominee for speaker after huddling behind closed doors for over two hours on Wednesday. GOP lawmakers voted via secret ballot for who they will put up as speaker in a House floor vote, which will likely come sometime this week. It comes after former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was ousted in a vote by eight members of his own party and all House Democrats last week.
Jordan, who is closer to McCarthy, nabbed early support from top conservatives in the GOP conference like House Freedom Caucus Policy Chair Chip Roy, R-Texas. Jordan himself is one of the original cofounders of the group.
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