House Leaders Seeking Unity Replacement for Fallen Cantor

Republican leaders in the U.S. House, seeking a swift pivot from the surprising election defeat of Majority Leader Eric Cantor, are pressing for a quick vote of party unity in the anointment of his successor.

In the aftermath of the June 10 primary election in which a Tea Party-backed candidate unseated one of the House’s most influential players in Cantor, leaders are intent on averting a divisive feud that projects chaos to voters heading into the midterm election in November.