Barely 24 hours after Kevin McCarthy’s unprecedented ouster at the hands of House Democrats and their 8 Republican collaborators, the battle for the gavel has begun. Summary House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) both jumped in the race for speaker on Wednesday. Barely 24 hours after Kevin McCarthy’s unprecedented ouster at the hands of House Democrats and their 8 Republican collaborators, the battle for the gavel has begun. Scalise, Jordan, and Rep. Kevin Hern …
