Much has happened since Steve Scalise of Louisiana stepped down as a Republican candidate for Speaker. After that, Austin Scott of Georgia entered the race as an alternative to Jim Jordan of Ohio, who had finished second to Scalise. During another Republican conference meeting, Jordan emerged victorious over Scott. However, Jordan only had 124 votes; Scott, who was a last-minute candidate, garnered 81. The House has been in recess since Friday and Jordan and his allies have been looking for votes over the weekend.
It appears, however, as of Monday morning, he still has ways to go before he reaches the 217 votes needed to actually become speaker. A number of moderates and House Republicans who represent districts won by President Biden are not comfortable with Jordan– a co-founder of the Freedom Caucus, one of the biggest supporters of Donald Trump, and one of the chairmen leading an impeachment inquiry against Biden, just to name a few of their concerns– becoming the leader of the Republican conference.
At this point, the House Republicans are scheduled to reconvene this evening to assess the situation. The entire House is currently scheduled to vote on a Speaker on Tuesday. Given what has happened recently, it is more than possible that the vote could slip.