October 11, 2023: Jordan and Scalise face-off for the Speakership

Published: Oct. 11, 2023, 9:50 a.m.

b'At 10 a.m. Wednesday, Republicans will cast blind ballots for the person they want to be nominated to assume the Speaker of the House role left vacant after Kevin McCarthy\\u2019s ousting last month. In one scenario, things could proceed simply with the Representative who receives the most votes seamlessly assuming the gavel in due time. But, a last minute a push for a rules change to try to raise the threshold to win could complicate the process tremendously, Playbook co-author Rachael Bade explains.'