The House has been without a speaker, who is second in line for the presidency, since Oct. 3, when Rep. Kevin McCarthy was ousted.
The House is expected to vote Tuesday to possibly elect a new speaker, according to a notice posted by the Democratic whip. The House has been without a speaker, who is second in line for the presidency, since Oct. 3, when Rep. Kevin McCarthy was ousted in a 216-210 vote, with eight Republicans joining all the Democrats in voting to remove him. It was the first time in history that a sitting speaker had been removed. Rep.
Any candidate needs a majority of the House to become speaker, which in this case is 217 votes, since there are two vacancies. Since Republicans have a slim majority in the House, they can only afford to lose four votes to get to a majority. Democrats are advising their caucus to vote for Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, as they did during the 15 rounds of voting in January before McCarthy was formally elected.
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