GOP Speaker Frontrunners Emerge as Jim Jordan's Bid is Rejected
TL;DR
After the GOP removed Rep. Jim Jordan as their nominee for House speaker, nearly a dozen House Republicans have entered the race for the speakership. Among the frontrunners are House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, who faces criticism from the far-right wing of the party, and Reps. Byron Donalds, Kevin Hern, and Austin Scott. The infighting within the GOP has brought Congress to a halt, and a temporary expansion of the authority of Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry has been proposed to allow the House to vote on funding measures.
- Meet The GOP Speaker Frontrunners—Emmer, Hern, Donalds And Scott—After Jordan Exits Race Forbes
- The chaotic, convoluted path House Republicans took to elect a speaker leads back to square one Fox News
- Jim Jordan will no longer be the nominee for Speaker after three failed votes, Republicans say CBS Mornings
- Opinion: What violent threats against the Jim Jordan holdouts tell us about the GOP CNN
- Republicans Reject Jim Jordan's Bid for House Speaker Bloomberg
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