Anonymous ID: 02bb9c Oct. 13, 2023, 1:16 p.m. No.19730568   🗄️.is 🔗kun

House Republicans to vote on new speaker candidate Friday

 

House Republicans could select their new candidate for speaker in a vote Friday afternoon after huddling for several hours behind closed doors.

 

A senior GOP aide told Fox News Digital that Republicans will vote on their pick for the speaker's gavel after a 1 p.m. candidate forum.

 

GOP lawmakers started the day discussing whether the threshold to pick a nominee for speaker should be raised to 217 — a House-wide majority. Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., won a simple majority of the conference on Wednesday, but had dropped out of the race by Thursday over growing public opposition.

 

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-republicans-vote-new-speaker-candidate-friday