GOP hear from candidates as pressure mounts to pick Speaker: Live coverage
House Republicans are set to hear Tuesday from the two declared candidates for Speaker: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio).
Neither Scalise nor Jordan — nor former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who on Monday left the door open to a second bid — has emerged as a clear front-runner.
The Tuesday evening forum comes as the GOP enters a critical stretch, during which the conference must select a nominee and hold a Speaker election on the House floor — all while eyeing a fast-approaching funding deadline and war in Israel.
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