Patrick McHenry Has the answer to the GOP's speaker woes been in front of them all along? Talking Point Without a consensus pick, Republicans are increasingly looking to empower the man already holding the gavel Talking Point Is Rep. Patrick McHenry a major player or a transitionary flash in the pan? Today's Big Question With nebulous authority over a fractured Republican caucus, the newly installed speaker pro tempore has his work cut out for him. By Rafi Schwartz Published 5 October 23 Today's Big Question