Republicans Face Critical Week to Elect New Speaker

“House Republicans will try to decide this week who should take over from ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy, aiming to put a tumultuous chapter behind them and get back to work as critical deadlines loom. It won’t be easy,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Lawmakers head into a conference vote as soon as Wednesday with two strong candidates and no clear favorite for the gavel, trying to coalesce around a new speaker after eight rebel Republicans joined with Democrats to vote out their previous leader.”