So here we go again… Please direct all comments and links regarding the actual VOTING to this thread. Edit NEXT STEPS: Mike Johnson is the current nominee. https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/house-speaker-vote-live-updates-10-24-2023/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/house-speaker-vote-live-updates-10-24-2023/] 43 of the 44 votes against Johnson went back to Kevin McCarthy and there are accusations that he, or his supporters, are organizing opposition against these other nominees. [email protected] [[email protected]] dug up the Cspan link, as of 10:03 AM Pacific, they are still in the nominating process. https://www.c-span.org/video/?531374-1/house-session&live [https://www.c-span.org/video/?531374-1/house-session&live] Mike Johnson is getting key votes who defected to other people in previous votes. He might have it wrapped up. We’ll know shortly. Currently 176 to 155, Johnson to Jeffries, with no defections on either side. None of the other votes made it this far without enough defections to block the nominee. Looking inevitable at this point. If you’d like to know more about Mike Johnson, here’s a good link: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/25/who-is-mike-johnson-republican-2020-election [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/25/who-is-mike-johnson-republican-2020-election] 1st vote count is in: Hakeem Jeffries - 212 (217 needed to win) Jim Jordan - 200 Steve Scalise - 7 Kevin McCarthy - 6 “Others” - 7 Jordan could have only lost 4 votes, he lost 20. 2nd vote: Jeffries - 212 Jordan - 199 Scalise - 7 McCarthy - 5 Zeldin - 3 “Others” - 7 (one each) Edit 3rd vote is in, House in recess. Jeffries - 210 Jordan - 194 Scalise - 8 McHenry - 6 Zeldin - 4 Donalds - 2 McCarthy - 2 “Others” - 3 (1 each) Matt Gaetz has vowed to oppose expanding the powers for McHenry: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4265284-gaetz-will-do-everything-possible-stop-empowering-mchenry/ [https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4265284-gaetz-will-do-everything-possible-stop-empowering-mchenry/]