Even with Republican conference having chosen Majority Leader Steve Scalise as their nominee for Speaker earlier today, the House is currently in recess. One of the many remaining questions following the internal party vote was what Jim Jordan, who ran against Scalise, would do. Since the vote, Jordan has pledged to support Scalise. Even with that development, it appears that Scalise still does not have the 217 votes locked up needed within the party.
A host of other uncertainties remain, including what Jordan supporters plan to do as well as questions around where the diehard supporters of Kevin McCarthy supporters might fall. If Democrats vote together for their own leader as Speaker, Scalise can only afford to lose four Republicans on the floor. More than four Republican have come out publicly this afternoon to say that they will oppose Scalise.
The majority is trying to avoid a floor vote on Speaker resembling the 15 rounds that the House had to go through in January.
Stay tuned for updates.