Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio was removed as GOP nominee for speaker in a secret ballot after he lost his third bid on Friday. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the previous speaker, was ousted more than two weeks ago. Photo: Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg
WASHINGTON—House Republicans plan to hold a vote on the floor Wednesday afternoon to try to install Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana as speaker, after three weeks of starts and stops following the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy .
Johnson was chosen as House Republicans’ latest nominee for the post in a conference vote late Tuesday. In a shift, lawmakers left the Capitol on Tuesday night optimistic that Johnson could unite them, after previous picks Steve Scalise of Louisiana, Jim Jordan of Ohio and most recently Tom Emmer of Minnesota were blocked by intraparty feuds.This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only.
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