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• Republicans to hold another candidate forum at 6 p.m.
• Biggs says 'struggle session' meetings aren't working
• Opinion: Is planting trees on Arbor Day one way we can all fight climate change? Not so much
• Voted to certify 2020 presidential election results
• The third ballot
• House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner supporting Scalise
• Santos praises Scalise upon withdrawal from race, a reversal from earlier comments

Donalds told reporters his feeling about the conference is that "we need to get back to work, secure our border, fund our government responsibly, and hold this administration accountable. And last but not least, our members, we've got to be focused on purpose and mission." Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry left the conference meeting around 11 a.m. Donalds voluntarily withdrew from the race after the fourth round, and Hern dropped off the ballot, according to lawmakers. "One of the things that I think won a big round of applause inside the room was that Tom Emmer said, 'Listen, we're not gonna do this shell diplomacy," Johnson told reporters. "We're not gonna break up in small rooms. I'm not gonna say one thing to you differently than what I'm gonna say to you." Emmer told GOP colleagues he won't strike any secret deals to become speaker, Republican Rep. Dusty Johnson told reporters.

Republicans to hold another candidate forum at 6 p.m.

Bacon also said it would be difficult for him to support anyone whom the eight hardliners ultimately coalesce around. Today, in multiple interviews, he refused to rule out returning to the job and insisted he wants the conference to decide. There is also some discussion of including funding for border security funding and for Taiwan in an eventual package, as there is growing uncertainty over how future supplemental packages would fare in the GOP-controlled House. McCarthy, in multiple interviews on Monday, refused to rule out returning to the job and insisted he wants the conference to decide.

Biggs says 'struggle session' meetings aren't working

Rep. Steve Scalise, House Majority leader and candidate for speaker, told reporters after a marathon two-hour conference meeting tonight that the GOP needs to get back to work and choose a speaker quickly. Some members expressed optimism there could be a new House speaker by tomorrow night, while others said they fear no candidate can get the 217 floor votes needed to win the gavel. Republican Rep. Dave Joyce of Ohio has been leading the charge over the effort. He was expected force a floor vote on a resolution as early as today but held off.

Opinion: Is planting trees on Arbor Day one way we can all fight climate change? Not so much

The spokesperson said he could not provide an estimate on how many people were detained. Other Democrats pointed out that symbols of foreign nations, especially American allies, can be seen throughout the Capitol. Democratic Rep. Seth Magaziner of Rhode Island, who helped distribute the Ukrainian flags on the floor over the weekend, cited the portrait of the Marquis de Lafayette that hangs in the House chamber. There’s a bust of Winston Churchill in the building, and many members, including Cammack, have hung the Israeli flag outside their House offices since the war with Hamas broke out last year, Magaziner noted. Because of the intraparty divisions, Democratic support would likely be needed to approve the measure.

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Steel, a Korean immigrant and one of the first Korean women elected to Congress, previously served as an Orange County supervisor and California State Board of Equalization member. Derek Tran emerged out of a jam-packed crowd of Democratic primary contenders, ultimately finishing several hundred votes ahead of third-place finisher Kim Nguyen-Penaloza. He is the son of Vietnamese refugees, works as an attorney and owns a pharmacy with his wife. The coastal Orange County district includes the cities of Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Irvine and Newport Beach.

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It’s just another example of how the divisions within the GOP have reached its upper ranks. In particular, there has been tension between Scalise supporters and Jordan's and McCarthy’s camps as the speakership crisis plays out. CNN previously reported that some Jordan holdouts had refused to meet with the speaker designee or to take his calls. And Republican Rep. Tim Burchett, one of the hardliners who voted to oust McCarthy, defended himself against those who have called for kicking the eight off committees. The looming fight over tying military aid for Israel and Ukraine together is the latest in a series of complicated questions a new speaker will have to navigate as the narrow Republican majority grapples with its future.

The third ballot

“We tried countless times to go through institutional channels,” Barron said. Harvard students set up a ring of tents in Harvard Yard midday Wednesday and said they plan to stay put until the school’s administration responds to their demands to divest from funds that support Israel’s military. Students sang and danced in a circle in front of the statue of John Harvard, the school’s namesake, draped with a keffiyeh (scarf), as dozens of others looked on. Columbia student protest organizers said Wednesday the university has conceded to some demands but is still putting students at risk of attacks.

House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner supporting Scalise

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida proclaimed on social media that she would not be supporting Emmer in a floor vote. Rep. Ralph Norman said Republicans would expedite the candidate forum by having candidates each give just one-minute speeches before votes begin. Johnson, a former radio host from Louisiana, was first elected to Congress in 2016.

Santos praises Scalise upon withdrawal from race, a reversal from earlier comments

The protesters conducted a Seder dinner and demanded a cease-fire in Gaza. Before the school issued the statement, Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine said administrators threatened to bring in police and the National Guard if protesters did not comply with their demands. "We remain steadfast in our convictions and will not be intimidated by the University's disturbing threat of an escalation of violence," the group said in a statement. "In light of this constructive dialogue, the University will continue conversations for the next 48 hours," the statement said. Biden signed a controversial aid package bill Wednesday that provides, among other things, $17 billion for Israel.

Rep. Gary Palmer of Alabama announced ahead of the closed-door conference meeting that he is dropping out of the race to be speaker, leaving seven candidates vying for the position. House Republicans are planning to hold another candidate forum at 6 p.m., now that Emmer has dropped out of the race, Republican members told reporters. Several of Jordan's supporters in the House, including Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., said they'll still back Jordan in the floor vote. Jordan, however, has said he'll vote for Scalise, and he even offered to give a nominating speech on the floor on Scalise's behalf, according to a spokesperson for the Ohio Republican. " I just think the conference as a whole has to figure out their problem-solving and select a leader," he told reporters in the hallway. Several House Republicans who oppose Rep. Jim Jordan's speakership bid left a closed-door meeting with the Ohio congressman Thursday saying they have not changed their minds.

Walking out of Scalise’s office, Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas, one of the Scalise holdouts, said he didn’t think Scalise had flipped any votes to the yes column. In a note to House Democrats, Clark told members to plan on being present and voting and that a speaker vote is possible tomorrow. Steve Scalise has withdrawn from the speaker's race, he told Republicans in a closed-door meeting moments ago. On the third ballot, former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy of California nominated Jordan. Twenty-five Republicans voted for someone other than Jordan, and four House members were absent. Lesko also said she had "real doubts" about a proposed resolution to expand the powers of interim Speaker Patrick McHenry.

Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana, elected to Congress in 2016, is an attorney and a former radio host. "We're looking at a lot of people, and you know I'm sort of trying to stay out of it as much as possible," Trump said. Emmer remained the top vote-getter, with 107 votes, according to McMorris Rodgers, followed by Johnson with 56 votes. Johnson said Emmer is "putting on a master class in there, about how to stand in the fire, answer questions in front of a room of 200, frankly, very opinionated members, and I think he's winning converts." "We are going to finish this tonight," and will meet "for as long as it takes," Johnson said. Emmer and his allies have been trying to win over a couple dozen GOP holdouts.

Scalise is meeting with the Republican Governance Group, the moderate members who first met with Jordan today. But, stripped of his power, McCarthy lacks the ability to do anything, and his attempt to fill the void may do little more than draw attention to the fact that a chamber of Congress remains leaderless as the world grapples with a new crisis. McCarthy was ousted from power six days ago, but he’s still acting like he’s speaker of the House — at least when it comes to the Israel-Hamas war. Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, who is serving as the temporary speaker, has arrived at the Republican meeting to pick a new speaker.

Rep. Ralph Norman, who supports House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan for speaker, told CNN that he has concerns about House Majority Leader Steve Scalise’s health in his ability to serve as speaker. House rules define a quorum as 218 when there is a full membership of 435 House lawmakers. The clerk determined Friday that 275 members were present, which constitutes a quorum. The House clerk gaveled the chamber into session shortly after noon Friday.

It’s an unprecedented moment that adds urgency to an already challenging week as fractured House Republicans try to agree on who should succeed Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., after they ousted him from power six days ago. Lawmakers in both parties who support additional aid for Ukraine have suggested the approach as a potential way to secure funding for Kyiv despite opposition from some Republican members in the House and the Senate. Both Scalise and Jordan have been holding meetings with Congress members, various GOP factions and state delegations as they work to shore up support.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., has secured some endorsements from center-right and swing district members, and right-wing firebrand Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, snagged the support of former President Donald Trump and various House conservatives. He held a news conference Monday to discuss the conflict, convening it first outside the speaker’s office before he moved to another room in the Capitol. He held a phone call with the speaker of the Knesset, the Israeli legislative body. He offered a five-point plan to help Israel, offered criticism of the administration and called for further U.S. action. Leaving the ongoing closed-door conference meeting, McCarthy said his advice to the next speaker is to "do what is right." The internal House speaker election that Republicans will hold behind closed doors tomorrow will take place at 10 a.m.