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Republican lawmakers returning to Washington this week will do so without a House speaker, setting up a high-pressure situation to reach consensus on a candidate to wield the gavel -- and the power to push through support for Israel.

VIDEO: Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s car caught on fire with him inside it.

The House speakership drama enters a second week under increased urgency as Israel declared war Sunday following unprecedented surprise attacks by Hamas.

While assuring Americans there are no credible threats locally, cities throughout the United States are ramping up security around houses of worship after the large-scale attack by Gaza militants on Israel on Saturday.

House lawmakers are scrambling to determine whether acting Speaker Patrick McHenry can participate in a so-called Gang of Eight intelligence briefing on the unfolding crisis in Israel, a source familiar with the active discussions told CNN.

A band of House Republicans made a historic move this week to punish their own leader, sending the House into chaos by ousting Kevin McCarthy as speaker. The unprecedented vote to oust McCarthy has only led to more turmoil in the days since as Republicans have grappled with the fallout of the speaker-less House.

As he traveled from a New York courtroom to his Palm Beach club this week, former President Donald Trump repeatedly asked his allies and aides for steady updates on what was happening in Washington, DC, as the man he often referred to as "my Kevin" was ousted from the House speakership in dramatic fashion and the immediate search for his replacement began.

Both Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan are staunch conservatives - but have wildly different styles.

In the weeks leading up to Halloween, the family-friendly characters that normally populate Universal Studios are replaced with killer clowns and chainsaw-wielding maniacs.

Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, a key figure in high-profile House GOP-led investigations, is seeking the speaker's gavel after Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the role and declined to run again in a major leadership shakeup.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise has risen through the ranks of leadership during his time in Congress. Next, the Louisiana Republican hopes to be elected House speaker.

There was only one way the chaos in the Republican-led House -- likened Thursday by one of its members to a "stupid clown car" -- could get more extreme.