House Speaker Vote Deadlocked as GOP Fails to Rally Behind a Candidate

House Republicans still lack consensus on electing a speaker after Kevin McCarthy and Steve Scalise failed to get enough votes.

Some Republicans are considering empowering a caretaker speaker like Patrick McHenry to reopen the House floor temporarily.

But conservatives oppose giving more power to McHenry, seeing him as an extension of McCarthy. McHenry himself doesn't want the role.

Centrist Democrats proposed limited agenda and perks for Republicans in exchange for helping elect a temporary speaker.

Options like bipartisan deals or rule changes may be explored if conservatives can't rally around a candidate like Jim Jordan.