News Alert: McCarthy's path to Speaker gets more complicated

View in your browser     McCarthy's path to Speaker gets more complicated Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) path to the Speakership just got a little more complicated. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), a founding member of the House Freedom Caucus, threw his hat into the ring for Speaker on Thursday, part of a strategy to extract concessions from the front-runner in exchange for support from the bloc of roughly 30 conservative rabble rousers. And the Freedom Caucus isn’t the only group considering withholding Speaker votes in order to strike a deal -- the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus and Texas GOP delegation are also thinking about what they can get in return for their votes. Read the full story here           Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for News Alerts     Forward News Alerts     You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.