The House is expected to try again Wednesday to elect a new speaker more than three weeks after the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy left the chamber without a leader.
Republicans, who have a narrow majority in the House, have struggled to rally around a new candidate to take the speaker’s gavel. In aIt was not immediately clear whether he could garner the votes needed to clinch the election. If the full House is present for voting on Wednesday, he will need 217 votes.. Hours after Republicans announced his nomination, Emmer dropped out of the race after struggling to gain the support necessary to take his bid over the finish line.
dropped him as their candidate on FridayDemocrats have consistently nominated House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., as their candidate for speaker, though there are not enough Democrats in the House to give him the majority needed to win the election.
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