WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The race to replace ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy took shape on Wednesday as Steve Scalise, the chamber's No.
2 Republican, and Jim Jordan, a leading antagonist of Democratic President Joe Biden, said they would seek the post.
"Everybody's just taking a breath and in listening mode, without any serious commitments," said Republican Representative Dan Crenshaw.
The last Republican speaker, Paul Ryan, retired from Congress after struggling to work with Trump, a fellow Republican.
The entire House - Republicans and Democrats - vote for speaker, who would hold the position until early January 2025, unless they were deposed as well.
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Kevin McCarthy, Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan, Joe Biden, McCarthy, Jordan, Biden, Donald Trump, Scalise, Kevin Hern, Patrick McHenry, Everybody's, Dan Crenshaw, Paul Ryan, John Boehner, Matt Gaetz, Garret Graves, Gaetz, Hakeem Jeffries, David Morgan, Moira Warburton, Richard Cowan, Andy Sullivan, Scott Malone, Cynthia Osterman, Howard Goller
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