House Likely to Pick Speaker This Week. But how or whom remains unclear.

The prospects of going another week without a Speaker of the House seems unlikely given Biden’s determination to support Israel. But as this round-up shows, it remains quite unclear who will emerge or how. Jim Jordan can only afford to lose four House Republicans. Punchbowl reports, however, that Mike Rogers of Alabama is organizing to oppose Jordan, and “[s]ources involved in the effort tell us that there are upwards of 10 lawmakers firmly in the ‘Never Jordan’ camp.” Politico is also reporting on this effort. Meanwhile, the Hill reports on both Jordon’s efforts to invoke the crisis to shore up support and Jeffries claims that informal conversations are afoot on a bi-partisan election of Speaker. The Washington Post’s analysis is here. And for some historical perspective, this article by Joshua Zeitz focusing the New Deal Democrats (1937-1964) is interesting.

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