House Republicans Remain Divided on Speaker Selection After Ousting McCarthy

House Republicans remain divided on who should be the next Speaker after ousting Kevin McCarthy last week. The leading candidates are Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan.

Lawmakers aired grievances during a 2-hour meeting on Monday but emerged no closer to consensus on the Speaker vote or proposed rule changes.

Some Republicans want to change the nomination process to require 218 votes rather than just a majority of the GOP conference.

There is urgency to select a Speaker quickly to address issues like the crisis in Israel, but deep divisions remain over the process.

Neither Scalise nor Jordan currently appears to have the 217 votes needed to win the Speakership on the House floor.