{"id":2067144,"date":"2023-10-14T07:51:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-14T11:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fractured-house-republicans-fail-to-find-a-new-leader-washington-photos-of-the-week\/"},"modified":"2023-10-14T07:52:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-14T11:52:32","slug":"fractured-house-republicans-fail-to-find-a-new-leader-washington-photos-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fractured-house-republicans-fail-to-find-a-new-leader-washington-photos-of-the-week\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans unable to select new leader; Washington Week in Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffractured-house-republicans-fail-to-find-a-new-leader-washington-photos-of-the-week%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2067144&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The House of Representatives in Search \u200bof a Speaker<\/h2>\n<p>The House of Representatives finds itself in a state \u2063of\u2062 limbo as it enters another week without a speaker. The Republicans\u2063 have\u2063 been unable to rally behind \u200ba candidate who \u200ccan secure\u200b the majority support needed \u2064for a floor vote.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, House Majority\u200b Leader Steve Scalise emerged as the nominee to replace the\u200c ousted Speaker \u2064Kevin\u2062 McCarthy. However, in a surprising twist, Scalise \u200cwithdrew his candidacy the following day due\u200c to a \u200csignificant number of defectors within the GOP&#8217;s narrow majority.<\/p>\n<p>Undeterred, House Republicans held \u2062another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-to-hold-leadership-elections-amid-infighting-over-top-posts\/\" title=\"House Republicans to Hold Leadership Elections Amid Infighting Over Top Posts\">closed-door vote<\/a> on Friday, where Rep. Jim Jordan \u2064emerged victorious over Rep. Austin Scott to become the latest speaker nominee. As the chairman\u2062 of the House Judiciary Committee, Jordan now faces the challenge of garnering support from the entire conference.<\/p>\n<p>With no clear\u2064 schedule for a floor\u200b vote, the House adjourned for \u2062the\u2064 weekend. They will reconvene on Monday, with Jordan striving to \u2063secure the \u200cnecessary 217 votes from\u200c his colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the House remains at a standstill, \u2063despite the pressing need to \u200bpass legislation before\u200b the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fractured-house-republicans-fail-to-find-a-new-leader-washington-photos-of-the-week\/\" title=\"House Republicans unable to select new leader; Washington Week in Photos\">looming\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-says-government-shutdown-is-very-likely-amid-spending-fights\/\" title=\"Ted Cruz predicts probable government shutdown amidst spending disputes.\">government shutdown deadline<\/a><\/a> \u2062on November 17th. Additionally,\u200c there is a call for bipartisan support for Israel following the Hamas terrorist\u200b attack \u2063on\u2063 October 7th.<\/p>\n<p>Check\u200b out\u2063 the captivating scenes from the Capitol captured by Washington Examiner \u2064photographer Graeme Jennings during the\u200d week of October 9th.<\/p>\n<h3>Click \u2064here to read\u2063 more from The Washington Examiner<\/h3>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How is the lack of a Speaker impacting the House&#8217;s ability to pass legislation and \u2062address pressing issues such as the government shutdown deadline \u2062and support for Israel<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The House of Representatives \u2064in Search \u200bof a Speaker<\/p>\n<p>The House\u2063 of \u2063Representatives \u200dfinds itself in a\u2063 state of limbo as it enters another week without a speaker. The Republicans have been unable to \u2062rally behind a candidate\u2062 who\u200c can secure\u200b the majority support needed for a floor vote.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, House \u2063Majority Leader Steve Scalise emerged as\u2063 the nominee to replace the ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy. However, in a surprising twist, Scalise withdrew his candidacy the \u2064following day\u2063 due \u200cto \u200da significant\u200d number of defectors within the GOP&#8217;s narrow majority.<\/p>\n<p>Undeterred, House Republicans held another closed-door vote on Friday, where Rep. Jim Jordan emerged victorious over Rep. \u2063Austin Scott to become the latest speaker nominee. As the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Jordan \u200dnow faces\u200b the challenge of garnering \u2063support from the entire conference.<\/p>\n<p>With no\u2062 clear schedule for a floor vote, the House adjourned for the\u2062 weekend. They will\u200c reconvene on Monday, with Jordan striving to secure the necessary \u2062217 votes from his\u200c colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the House remains at a standstill, despite the pressing \u200cneed to pass legislation \u2063before\u2062 the looming government shutdown deadline on November 17th. Additionally, there is a call for bipartisan support\u200d for Israel following the Hamas terrorist attack on October 7th.<\/p>\n<p>In the midst of this uncertainty,\u200c it is worth\u200b taking a moment to appreciate the captivating scenes from the\u2063 Capitol, captured by Washington Examiner photographer Graeme Jennings during the week of October 9th.<\/p>\n<p>For\u200b further updates and analysis on this \u2064ongoing situation, click here to read more from The Washington Examiner. The House of\u200d Representatives&#8217; hunt for a speaker continues, and the \u2064outcome of this search will certainly \u200chave \u200ca significant impact on the future \u200ddirection of the legislature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House of Representatives enters another week without a speaker as Republicans struggle to rally behind a candidate who can secure the required majority support in a floor vote. Initially, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) emerged as the nominee to replace ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) after defeating Rep. 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