By Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent


Republicans are back to square one. It’s a game of congressional snakes and ladders, where every space on the board is a serpent.

More than two weeks after a handful of House conservatives ousted Kevin McCarthy from the speaker’s chair, the party is still looking for a someone who can successfully reach the top of the board.

No one yet has even come close.

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    1 year ago

    They would be able to do so in the initial election of the speaker. They could also file a (pointless) motion for Jeffries to replace McCarthy. On Gaetz’s “Jordan should replace McCarthy” motion they would just abstain.