Democrat Will Help Republicans Elect Speaker Under These Conditions

Democratic Congressman Dean Phillips offered to help Republicans elect a new House speaker on Tuesday.

Republicans have struggled to elect a new leader following former speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy's ouster earlier in October, setting off weeks of turmoil as Congress faces a critical November 17 deadline to avert a government shutdown.

Two other Republicans, Reps. Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan, have already tried, but failed to garner enough support to win a floor vote, and now several Republicans are vying for the position, with a vote expected on Tuesday.

Phillips, a Minnesota Democrat, floated a potential deal with Republicans to help elect a speaker in exchange for a handful of promises to moderate Democrats in a post to X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, Tuesday morning.