Members of the House of Representatives will return to work Monday with the chamber still seeking a speaker.
Rep Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, won the House Republican conference nomination for speaker on Friday. However, he remained short of the 217 votes needed to secure the gavel.
Reuters reported that Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., the No. 2 Democrat in the House, said Sunday that the House will vote to choose a new speaker on Tuesday at approximately 12 p.m. ET."We think we’re going to get 217," Jordan told Politico."I think he's gonna have a serious problem getting the numbers," said Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., who voted against Jordan on Friday and has signaled it's unlikely he'll support him on the floor, Politico reported.
Some of Jordan's supporters, though, suggested the nominee's opponents would shrink under the spotlight of a public vote. Friday's conference vote was based on secret ballots. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., on Thursday ended his bid to become House speaker after failing to secure the votes to win the gavel. Scalise, Republican whip and majority leader, on Wednesday had been the conference's choice over Jordan by a 113-99 vote total.Pressure is mounting on Republicans to resolve their internal fighting. The White House is poised to ask Congress for an emergency national security aid package that could fund Ukraine, Taiwan, Israel, and U.S.
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