Speaker McHenry? Desperate lawmakers weigh giving GOP backbencher power to run the House

Hours after Rep. Jim Jordan’s failed bid to win the speaker’s gavel on Tuesday, Republicans and Democrats are weighing a plan to give Rep. Patrick McHenry the power to serve temporarily as House speaker while the GOP grapples with a weeks-long stalemate over its leadership.

Source: washingtontimes.com

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