Steve Scalise (C) and Jim Jordan, pictured in 2021, are the only declared candidates in the race to be the next speaker of the US House of Representatives
Washington (AFP) - The race to replace the ousted Republican speaker of the US House of Representatives intensifies this week amid questions over whether anyone is capable of unifying the chaotic party's warring factions. Kevin McCarthy was ousted in a stunning mutiny last week orchestrated by the far right, leaving efforts to avert a looming government shutdown in a tailspin. It also raised serious questions over continuing US aid to wartorn Ukraine and, more immediately, over Congress' ability to respond quickly to a crisis like the attack on Israel. "McCarthy was removed," Representative ...
