“Republican lawmakers are huddling on Capitol Hill on Friday to try to find consensus on a new nominee for speaker of the House, one day after Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who earned the nomination just two days ago, abruptly announced his decision to drop out of contention….”

“… We are a ship that doesn’t have a rudder right now,” Rep. Mark Alford, a freshman member from Texas, told reporters Thursday. “This is a troubling time for members who came here to do serious business….”

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