Pressure Mounts as Republicans Seek Unity in Electing House Speaker

House Republicans resist rushing to choose a new speaker amid mounting pressures within their own conference and a crisis in the Middle East.

Candidates for Speaker of the House: (Left) Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images); (Right) Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.). Samuel Corum/Getty Images

A fractured Republican conference will meet Oct. 11 to select their candidate for speaker of the House, even as many members remain angry over the ouster of former speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) barely a week ago.

The 221 Republican representatives will also vote on potential structural changes to their conference, which threaten to deepen the divisions between them.