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House Republicans have no clear frontrunner for speaker after candidate forum

The forum comes as the House will vote to pick a new nominee in the third week without a speaker

The Independent UK

GOP conference ready to vote for speaker Tuesday - Roll Call

House Republicans on Monday night expressed some cautious optimism that their time without a leader is nearly over.

Roll Call

House GOP asks Jesus to take the wheel

"A messiah will be born unto us who can achieve this miraculous threshold," quipped Rep. Tom McClintock

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GOP's House paralysis is a crisis in a time of crises

House Republicans fired one leader, Kevin McCarthy, and have spent almost three weeks trying unsuccessfully to choose another to succeed him as speaker of the House. That’s left the U.S. House of Representatives unable to do its work, paralyzing the entire legislative branch of government, because the Senate can’t pass…

The Conversation

Who is House Speaker candidate Byron Donalds?

Florida Republican says his focus is on ‘securing our border, funding our government responsibly, advancing a conservative vision’

The Independent UK

Who is Pete Sessions and why is he running for House Speaker?

Sessions is the longest-serving representative running to become U.S. House Speaker. He previously led the House Republican campaign arm through a record-breaking victory, but he still faces a steep battle to secure the gavel.

The Texas Tribune

House speaker hopeful Tom Emmer spoke to Trump to ease tensions as race to replace McCarthy drags into third week – as it happened

Tom Emmer current frontrunner as candidates due to present themselves in forum on Monday evening

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The California town that could hold the key to control of the House in 2024

Delano is in the heart of a district won by Biden but held by a Republican. Will David Valadao’s vote to impeach Trump help him hang on?

The Guardian - US

GOP infighting overshadowed Trump endorsement in Jordan push to be speaker - Roll Call

Donald Trump’s endorsement didn’t pave the way to the speakership for Rep. Jim Jordan, whose bid ran into bitter Republican infighting.

Roll Call

As the House GOP struggles to pick a speaker, a lawmaker aims to simplify the process

Previous efforts to elect a House speaker have failed at the floor vote. As the search stretches into a third week, Rep. Mike Flood wants Republicans to commit to voting for their party's nominee.

WEKU

House speaker race widens to 9 Republicans vying for nomination

After Rep. Jim Jordan ended his unsuccessful bid, a new field of candidates has flooded the race. Most of them are now backing a pledge aimed at ensuring a House floor vote ends in an elected speaker.

WEKU

Who are the Republican candidates for House of Representatives speaker?

Nine congressmen had registered by Sunday’s noon deadline following Jim Jordan’s failed bid to claim the gavel

The Guardian - US

Liz Cheney admits she has not ruled out running for president

The former congresswoman faced the GOP’s wrath for condemning Trump and 2020 election lies

The Independent UK

GOP scrambles for House speaker as candidate deadline passes: ‘I don’t care, just pick someone’

Nearly three weeks have passed since Kevin McCarthy was ousted from Speaker leaving the House in legislative paralysis

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U.S. Reps. Jodey Arrington, Roger Williams decline House speaker bid

Only one Texan, Rep. Pete Sessions, remains in the race for House Speaker. Republicans will hear from the candidates Monday night as they try to fill the job following U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan’s failure to win a majority.

Roll Call

These nine Republicans are competing to be next House speaker - Roll Call

Vying for speaker: Jack Bergman, Byron Donalds, Tom Emmer, Kevin Hern, Mike Johnson, Dan Meuser, Gary Palmer, Austin Scott & Pete Sessions.

The Independent UK

Who is Tom Emmer? The midwestern House speaker hopeful endorsed by McCarthy

Tom Emmer’s announcement comes after Ohio Rep Jim Jordan failed to obtain enough votes in his third attempt to grasp the speakership

The Guardian - US

Speaker fiasco lays bare ungovernable dysfunction of House Republicans

One branch of US government has ground to a halt amid death threats and screaming matches as Republicans fail to unite around a candidate for speaker

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Salon

McCarthy endorses Tom Emmer for speaker

Emmer, the House's No. 3 Republican, received only one vote on Friday outside of McCarthy's thumbs up

The Guardian - US

Why do Republicans oppose Jim Jordan as speaker and what’s next?

Friday marked an escalation in House chaos as Jim Jordan lost his third vote to be House speaker and his status as nominee – how did we get here?

The Texas Tribune

Jim Jordan is out. Here are the three Texas Republicans who helped keep him from the speaker’s gavel.

Reps. Kay Granger, Tony Gonzales and Jake Ellzey were firm in their opposition to Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan.

The Guardian - US

Jim Jordan forced out of House speaker race after losing secret ballot

Republican colleagues vote against Ohio congressman’s continued bid after his third failed attempt to corral support

The Independent UK

House GOP dumps Jim Jordan as speaker nominee to consider other candidates

The end of Mr Jordan’s bid kicks off a free-for-all to lead the House

The Guardian - AU

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Moscow recuits Serbs to replenish its diminished armed forces; Russia’s biggest offensive in months is failing, Kyiv says

The Independent UK

Who are the 25 Republicans who took down Jim Jordan on third House speaker ballot?

Total number of votes for Jordan drops from 199 votes on second ballot to 194 on third, while Jeffries gets 210

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