With US House leaderless, Jim Jordan to run for top post
© Reuters. Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy walks back into the office of the Speaker of the House to gather his things after holding a press conference several hours after being ousted from the position of Speaker by a vote of the House of RepresenWASHINGTON -Representative Jim Jordan, a leading antagonist of Democratic President Joe Biden, became the first Republican on Wednesday to launch a run for Speaker of the House of Representatives to succeed the ousted Kevin McCarthy.
Republicans have set an Oct. 11 vote to choose a successor and are due to meet the day before to hear from their candidates. Other possible candidates include Scalise, who has been getting treatment for cancer, and Tom Emmer, the No. 3 Republican in the House. Representative Patrick McHenry is temporarily serving as speaker following McCarthy's removal.
The job has proven challenging for Republicans in recent years. The last Republican speaker, Paul Ryan, retired from Congress after struggling to work with then-President Donald Trump, a fellow Republican. His predecessor John Boehner left after clashes with the party's right wing.
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