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Trump ally Jim Jordan emerges as next Republican House speaker nominee - as it happened

House remains without speaker as Jordan only has a backing of 152 Republican members

The Guardian - US

GOP in chaos: So much for fascist order

Aren't far-right movements supposed to make the trains run on time? GOP can't elect a speaker from its own tribe

Salon

Cory Booker leads criticism of GOP House speaker turmoil: ‘We are in crisis right now’

In the two weeks since Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the role of speaker, the House has been in session for less than nine hours

The Independent UK

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GOP’s Scalise ends his bid to become House speaker after failing to secure the votes to win gavel

The House remains closed while the majority tries to elect a leader, as crucial decisions loom on funding the government and backing Ukraine and Israel.

Chicago Sun-Times

Who is Steve Scalise? The man who gave up the GOP House Speaker nomination

After almost a decade as GOP whip and nine months as majority leader, Scalise battles concerns about his health following 2017 shooting and blood cancer diagnosis as he attempts to become Speaker of the House

The Independent UK

Scalise bows out of speaker race

With a handful of GOP voters planting their heels, Scalise has thrown in the towel

Salon

Race for speaker of the House slides into uncertainty, again

Less than a day after a majority of House Republicans selected Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., as the speaker designate, his support appeared to erode.

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Conservative holdouts dig in their heels against Scalise for House speaker

Conservative critics of Steve Scalise show no sign of relenting

The Independent UK

House GOP grasps for answers to speaker vacuum - Roll Call

House Republicans huddled for more than two hours Thursday but walked away without a game plan for electing a new speaker.

Roll Call

House members discuss lifting limits on speaker pro tem power - Roll Call

The delay in choosing a new speaker has House members talking about whether to strengthen the powers of Speaker Pro Tem Patrick T. McHenry.

Roll Call

Here’s what will happen next — maybe — as Jim Jordan pushes to become House speaker

Allies of Rep Jim Jordan going for 17 October vote as GOP moderates begin to cave and fall in line

The Independent UK

What’s to stop the House speaker chaos from happening again to the next guy? - Roll Call

“Narcissists,” “anarchists” and “structural problems” aren’t going away for Republicans, Congress watchers say.

Roll Call

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene To Oppose GOP House Speaker Nominee Over Health Concerns

Greene cites House Majority Leader Steve Scalise's battle with cancer as reason for her dissent.

Zenger

At the Races: Not the way they drew it up - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Roll Call

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The Guardian - US

Scalise lacks votes from hardline Republicans to become next House speaker – as it happened

Steve Scalise appears to be struggling to convince several Republican holdouts to support his bid for House speaker

Reason

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Roll Call

Scalise working to lock down speaker votes as pessimism grows - Roll Call

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise was facing an uphill climb in his bid for the speaker's gavel Thursday.

Roll Call

Redistricting case has historic connection to South Carolina campaign

Michael B. Moore's campaign for Congress will be affected by a Supreme Court gerrymandering case. His ancestor faced a similar situation.

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The Guardian - US

‘The Jim Jordan from Ohio?’ CNN host incredulous as Nancy Mace claims Democrats trust hardliner

Republican South Carolina congresswoman refuses to support Steve Scalise, party’s choice for US House speaker

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene won’t back Scalise as speaker – but insists it’s for his own good

Steve Scalise was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, in August

The Independent UK

Jake Tapper stunned by Nancy Mace’s claims about speaker vote

‘Name one Democrat from Congress that trusts Jim Jordan,’ CNN’s Jake Tapper challenges Nancy Mace

The Guardian - US

House remains without speaker as Republican holdouts block Scalise

Congressional business at a standstill as House majority leader drops out of speaker race on Thursday

Salon

The promise of the GOP's speaker debacle

Could GOP chaos lead to a historic compromise with Democrats?

WEKU

Scalise says he's a unifier. The current state of the GOP will test that skill

If elected House speaker, Louisiana Republican Steve Scalise would be the first top House leader from the South since Newt Gingrich served as speaker more than 20 years ago.

The Independent UK

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