House Republicans Upbeat After Speaker Candidates Make Pitches

House Republicans haven’t settled on a consensus candidate for speaker, but many emerged from a meeting Monday with guarded optimism that they will be able to rally behind whoever clinches the nomination after three weeks of public feuding. 

Lawmakers met Monday night to hear proposals from candidates who explained their strategy for unifying a fractured group and executing legislative priorities such as cutting federal spending and increasing border security. A GOP vote to select the party’s nominee is scheduled for Tuesday morning, with a floor vote of the full House expected in coming days.