These are the battle lines for the House GOP's chaotic future

Thu, 10/05/2023 - 17:44

Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise — House Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordan (left) and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise are the two leading candidates for speaker.
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House Republicans are offering competing demands for whoever wants to be the next speaker.
In the wake of Kevin McCarthy's historic ouster, the GOP is scrambling to find a new top official.
Either Steve Scalise or Jim Jordan will have to navigate the chaos to win the gavel.

House Republicans are offering competing and even contradictory visions as they lay down their red lines for the next speaker who will try to unite the conference following Kevin McCarthy's historic ouster.