The U.S. Capitol is seen because the solar units in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. House Republicans have been no nearer to discovering a nominee to safe the speakership on Sunday, as 9 candidates tossed their hat within the race for the highest put up.

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The U.S. Capitol is seen because the solar units in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. House Republicans have been no nearer to discovering a nominee to safe the speakership on Sunday, as 9 candidates tossed their hat within the race for the highest put up.

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After Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, failed in his bid to turn out to be speaker of the House, a brand new crop of candidates is leaping into the race.

Nine Republican representatives introduced their intention to hunt their convention’s nomination for the highest job forward of the Sunday deadline: Jack Bergman of Michigan, Byron Donalds of Florida, Tom Emmer of Minnesota, Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, Mike Johnson of Louisiana, Dan Meuser of Pennsylvania, Gary Palmer of Alabama, Austin Scott of Georgia and Pete Sessions of Texas.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy was ousted as speaker earlier this month, following an rebellion by far-right members of his personal social gathering. The unprecedented transfer left the House with out a alternative, plunging the decrease chamber into legislative paralysis with no clear path ahead.

As underscored by McCarthy’s unseating and the 2 unsuccessful campaigns for the gavel that adopted, the House Republican convention stays deeply divided. In all three voting rounds to elect Rep. Jordan, the listing of Republicans voting in opposition to the far-right Ohioan solely grew. Before him, Republican Majority Leader Rep. Steve Scalise failed to garner sufficient help.

A discussion board for the contenders will probably be held on Monday; the vote to slim down the listing of candidates is scheduled for Tuesday.

This time, a brand new software has been added into the combo to make sure the speaker designate, the candidate elected within the preliminary Tuesday vote, can rally 217 “yeas” on the House flooring — the stage that sank earlier nominees. Republicans at the moment have 221 members within the House; Democrats have 212.

Rep. Mike Flood of Nebraska introduced a “unity pledge” on Friday, which seeks the dedication of Republicans “to support the Speaker Designate elected by the House Republican Conference — regardless of who that candidate is — when their election proceeds to the House Floor.”

“I’m urging all my colleagues to join this pledge so we can move forward with electing a Speaker and get on with the people’s business,” Flood said in an announcement.

The majority of speaker contenders have signaled their help for the pledge, with a minimum of six of them signing the dedication.

NPR’s Claudia Grisales contributed to this report.