Race continues as Representative Jim Jordan bids on receiving more counts from GOP
Rep. Jim Jordan speaks to the press at the Capitol in Washington on Friday. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters In a news conference Friday morning, Rep. Jim Jordan made it clear he has…
Rep. Jim Jordan vows to stay in speaker race
Rep. Matt Gaetz leaves a Republican caucus meeting at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on Thursday. Alex Brandon/AP Amid the ongoing chaos in the speaker-less House, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz…
House in limbo as Jordan continues speaker bid despite stiff GOP resistance
CNN — The House remains paralyzed with no end in sight to the Republican leadership crisis as GOP Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio continues his bid for speaker despite facing…
October 18, 2023 – Jim Jordan fails to win House speakership in second vote
Speaker of the House Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry presides prior to a second round of voting to elect a new Speaker of the House on the floor of the House…
Jim Jordan fails to win House speakership on first ballot
Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy talks with U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan during the first round of voting for a new Speaker of the House on the floor of…
Jim Jordan takes speaker vote to the House floor in bid to end GOP leadership vacuum
CNN — Conservative Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio is bringing the House back to the floor Tuesday to vote on whether he will succeed ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy and…
Jordan faces grim prospects in speaker’s fight after whirlwind week for House GOP
CNN — After a series of setbacks, Republicans ended the week no closer to electing a new speaker as deep internal divisions have left the conference struggling to govern and…
Jim Jordan, Steve Scalise run to replace Kevin McCarthy
A woman walks past the US Capitol on Tuesday. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Washington and Congress have their own, often impenetrable, languages. So it may be somewhat confusing to assess what it…
Jim Jordan, Steve Scalise run to replace Kevin McCarthy
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 –…
Trump endorses Jim Jordan for House speaker
CNN — Former President Donald Trump endorsed Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan’s bid for speaker of the House Friday. In a post on Truth Social shortly after midnight, Trump said Jordan…