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☆ Rep. Tom Emmer nominated by GOP for House speaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, a Republican from Minnesota, speaks to members of the media following a House Republican caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Emmer, the Republican majority whip, prevailed over a crowded field of eight GOP candidates after several rounds of voting Tuesday morning. Interim Speaker Patrick McHenry has said the nominee could face a vote before the House floor as soon as Tuesday. It is unclear if Emmer can secure the 217 Republican votes needed on the House floor. He can only afford to lose four GOP votes, as Democrats have lined up in lockstep behind their nominee, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York.

Persons: Tom Emmer, Patrick McHenry, Hakeem Jeffries, Joe Biden's, Emmer, Kevin McCarthy, McCarthy, Donald Trump, Trump, Jim Jordan of, Steve Scalise, Matt Gaetz, McCarthy's speakership, –, Emily Wilkins Organizations: Republican, Capitol, NBC News, Monday, Rep Locations: Minnesota, Washington , DC, lockstep, New York, Israel, Ukraine, Jim Jordan of Ohio, Florida, California

☆ Who is Rep. Tom Emmer, the House GOP’s new speaker nominee?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Piper Hudspeth Blackburn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Rep. Tom Emmer, the House majority whip whose bid for House speaker was thrown into immediate jeopardy Tuesday afternoon, has tried to balance an at-times moderate voting record while trying to appeal to the Donald Trump-aligned base of the Republican Party. The Minnesota Republican emerged Tuesday afternoon as House Republicans’ new speaker nominee in the scramble to succeed Kevin McCarthy. Several Republicans who oppose Emmer told CNN Tuesday they will not change their stance and are calling for a new candidate. As majority whip, Emmer has experience with keeping the GOP’s narrow majority in line. McCarthy has backed the Minnesota Republican for speaker and urged the conference to elect him by the end of the week.

Persons: Tom Emmer, Donald Trump, Kevin McCarthy, Emmer, CNN’s KFile, Joe Biden, Patrick McHenry, McCarthy, Tom, ”, Steve Scalise, Ralph Norman, “ didn’t, ” Norman Organizations: CNN —, Republican Party, The, The Minnesota Republican, Republicans, Trump, CNN, Republican, Minnesota, Financial Services, Minnesota Republican, Press, GOP, South Carolina Rep, Caucus Locations: The Minnesota, Minnesota, “

☆ Nine Republicans are vying to become the next House speaker. These are the candidates
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Interim House Speaker Patrick McHenry of North Carolina said he wants the nominee to face a House vote as soon as Tuesday. His failure came after the party's original nominee, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana, bowed out of the race because he could not secure enough GOP votes. Meuser said Monday whoever wins the nomination needs to ensure that speaker's office is inclusive so the narrow GOP majority remains unified. The Pennsylvania Republican told Fox Business that Republicans' failure to elect a speaker has made the party "part of the dysfunction of Washington." US House Of Representatives | via ReutersRep. Gary Palmer is chairman of the House Republicans' policy committee.

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☆ Opinion: We could be witnessing the Republican Party break apart in real time
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Thomas Balcerski | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Historically, political realignment has occurred when groups of voters change their affiliation to a new political party or candidate, especially around presidential and midterm elections. Yet the period between 1852 and 1860 is crucial here, for it saw the last time a major political party collapsed (the Whig Party in 1854) and the dissolution of another political party (the Democratic Party in 1860). The 1924 Democratic Party famously went through 103 ballots before agreeing on a compromise candidate, John W. Davis of West Virginia. Of course, party realignment is a tricky thing since we only come to know that it has happened in hindsight. A failure to reach a majority consensus signals the doom of an American political party.

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☆ The Republican House speaker crisis is part of its identity crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Tuesday marks three full weeks without a House speaker and 24 days until the government runs out of money, to say nothing of aid packages many lawmakers want for Israel and Ukraine. Most Republicans voted for all three men as speaker, but the outside edges of the party were too big to get a majority. Only two of the current speaker candidates supported the 2020 election results: Emmer and Scott. Four of the current speaker candidates voted no, including Sessions. But Trump’s power within the House GOP is limited.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan, Donald Trump’s, Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry, Tom Emmer, CNN’s Stephen Collinson, Kevin Hern of, Jack Bergman of, Austin Scott of Georgia, Byron Donalds of, Mike Johnson of, Pete Sessions, Gary Palmer of, Dan Meuser, CNN’s Dana Bash, Scott, Sessions, Bergman, McCarthy, Johnson, Meuser, – Donalds, Palmer –, Trump, Jordan, Liz Cheney –, –, CNN’s Jake Tapper, “, ” Cheney, ”, we’re, Steve Womack, Tapper Organizations: CNN, Republican, Representatives, ►, Pro Tempore, GOP, Marine, Jordan, Caucus, Black Republicans, Pete Sessions of Texas, Trump, Republicans, Republican Party Locations: Israel, Ukraine, Minnesota, Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, Jack Bergman of Michigan, Byron Donalds of Florida, Mike Johnson of Louisiana, Gary Palmer of Alabama, Pennsylvania, Hern, Wyoming

WASHINGTON (AP) — Day 20 without a House speaker, and Republicans found themselves starting over on Monday — bumbling ahead with few ideas about who will lead, what they are fighting over and when they will get Congress working again. Nine lower-level Republican lawmakers are now running to be speaker, leader of the House and second in line to the presidency — none with any clear shot for the gavel. McCarthy himself calls the whole spectacle “embarrassing” for the House Republicans whose majority is being wasted away and for the U.S. government that cannot fully function. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, who has repeatedly suggested Trump should be elected House speaker. The House Republicans dropped Jordan as their nominee late Friday.

Persons: Tom Emmer, Donald Trump, Kevin McCarthy, McCarthy, Matt Gaetz, Joe Biden, —, Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan, ”, Troy Nehls, Trump, Biden, Jordan, Emmer, Patrick McHenry, Republicans —, McHenry, Mitch McConnell, ” McConnell, “, Mike Johnson, Kevin Hern, Byron Donalds, Austin Scott of Georgia, Pete Sessions, Jack Bergman of Michigan, Dan Meuser, Gary Palmer of, Dusty Johnson of, Stephen Groves, Jill Colvin, Farnoush Amiri, Kevin Freking Organizations: WASHINGTON, —, GOP, Republicans, House Republicans, U.S ., Rep, Federal, Capitol, Republican, Trump, Financial Services, Senate, CBS, Committee, Press Locations: ., Minnesota, Florida, Israel, Ukraine, U.S, Mexico, Texas, R, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Gary Palmer of Alabama, Dusty Johnson of South Dakota

House Republicans entered the weekend without their leading speaker candidate, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who dropped out of the race on Friday. "This is embarrassing for the Republican Party, embarrassing for the nation," former speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Ca., said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press." Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney did not voice support for any specific candidate, saying on CNN's "State of the Union" that the current state of House Republican dysfunction is not surprising. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who served from 1995 to 1999, said the House Republicans are dragging their feet. Of the nine candidates in the speaker race so far, none are women.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, Jim Jordan, House Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry, McCarthy, Jordan, Tom Emmer, Kevin Hern, Jack Bergman, Gary Palmer, Mike Johnson, Byron Donalds, Pete Sessions, Austin Scott, Dan Meuser, Dan Meuser , Pennsylvania McCarthy, Emmer, Michael Turner, Michael McCaul, Turner, Liz Cheney, Newt Gingrich, Gingrich, Elise Stefanik, Beth Van Duyne, McCaul, reconvene, Patrick McHenry Organizations: Rep, U.S . Rep, House Pro Tempore, U.S, Capitol, House Republicans, Republicans, Republican Party, Press, Republican, Kevin Hern , Oklahoma Rep, Michigan Rep, Louisiana Rep, Florida Rep, Texas Rep, Fox, Foreign Affairs, Hamas Locations: Washington, Ohio, Minnesota, Kevin Hern , Oklahoma, Michigan, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Texas, Georgia, Dan Meuser ,, Israel, Ukraine, R

Aside from McCarthy and Jordan, Republicans have also rejected their No. That plan would give more authority to Republican Representative Patrick McHenry, who is filling the speaker's chair on a temporary basis. He helped to engineer government shutdowns in 2013 and 2018 and helped to push Republican Speaker John Boehner into retirement in 2015. Jordan's vote total of 194 was less than McCarthy netted in 15 grueling rounds of voting in January. Jordan's Republican opponents declined to celebrate in the wake of his defeat.

Persons: Republican Jim Jordan's, Joe Biden's, Jordan, Kevin McCarthy, Biden, McCarthy, Steve Scalise, Lawmakers, Austin Scott, Kevin Hern, Jodey Arrington, Patrick McHenry, Jim Jordan, Jonathan Ernst, McHenry, Donald Trump, Biden's, I've, shutdowns, John Boehner, Jordan's, Scott Perry, he's, Katherine Clark, Mario Diaz, David Morgan, Katharine Jackson, Gram Slattery, Andy Sullivan, Scott Malone, Chizu Nomiyama, Nick Zieminski, Grant McCool Organizations: Republican, U.S . House, Republicans, U.S, Sunday, U.S ., House Democrats, U.S . Rep, Capitol, REUTERS, Financial Services, White, Democratic, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Israel, Washington , U.S

I don't know if that's a newsflash for anybody here," Republican Representative Scott Perry said. Republican Representative Jodey Arrington, who has been floated as an alternative, said he was backing Jordan for now. That plan would give more authority to Republican Representative Patrick McHenry, who is filling the speaker's chair on a temporary basis. House Democrats and the White House have said they are open to the idea, but Republicans rejected it on Thursday. He helped to engineer government shutdowns in 2013 and 2018 and helped to push Republican Speaker John Boehner into retirement in 2015.

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Rep. Jim Jordan failed a second attempt at being elected speaker on Wednesday after 22 Republicans voted against him. It has been more than two weeks since the ouster of the previous speaker, Rep. Kevin McCarthy. Photo: Jim Lo Scalzo/ShutterstockWASHINGTON—Republican speaker nominee Rep. Jim Jordan was set to fall short in a third round of voting to secure the gavel Friday morning, after struggling to win support from colleagues who have opposed his candidacy, likely leaving Republicans at a fresh impasse. While the Ohio conservative has campaigned as a speaker who can unite the party, he continues to face long odds, a full week after securing the GOP nomination and more than two weeks after former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) was ousted. Republicans have no current fallback plan after rejecting a proposal to vote on giving more powers to Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry (R., N.C.).

Persons: Jim Jordan, Kevin McCarthy, Jim Lo Scalzo, Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry Organizations: WASHINGTON, Republicans, GOP, Pro Tempore Locations: Ohio, Calif, N.C

Republicans who control the chamber appear no closer to resolving a leadership battle that has paralyzed the House for more than two weeks. ET (1400 GMT) vote, Jordan said the House needed to install a speaker so it could take up aid for Israel and other matters, but he did not predict victory. Jordan has failed to win the 217 votes needed to claim the speaker's gavel in votes on Tuesday and Wednesday. Republicans control the House by a 221-212 margin, and Jordan has not gotten more than 200 votes so far. He helped to engineer government shutdowns in 2013 and 2018 and helped to push Republican Speaker John Boehner into retirement in 2015.

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☆ House speaker vote live updates: Jim Jordan fails to win speakership in third vote
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Shania Shelton | Paul Leblanc | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

Jim Jordan again failed to win the speakership during the third round of voting. There were 25 House Republicans who voted for someone other than Jordan – a higher number of GOP votes against him than in the first two failed votes in a sign that opposition to his bid is growing. In the first round of voting, 20 House Republicans voted for someone else. In the second round, that number rose to 22. Here's are the Republicans who did not vote for Jordan in the third round, and who they voted for instead:

Persons: Jim Jordan, Jordan –, Steve Scalise, Kevin McCarthy, Byron Donalds, Patrick McHenry, Mike Garcia, Bruce Westerman, Tom Emmer, Lee Zeldin, Jordan Organizations: Republicans

Rep. Jim Jordan was again decisively defeated in his bid to become speaker on Friday, marking his third failed ballot this week and by the largest margin yet as his support continues to erode. Yet it remained unclear whether the divisive lawmaker would yield in his strong-armed bid for leadership amid a growing urgency for House Republicans to resolve the crisis they created. Twenty-five House Republicans voted against the Ohio Republican, growing by three votes since Wednesday and two in the first vote a day prior, as things are trending in the wrong direction for Jordan. Unlike McCarthy, Jordan has the backing of most House conservatives. Still, Jordan faces opposition from a number of sides – from moderates, from appropriators and from McCarthy and Majority Leader Steve Scalise allies, among others.

Persons: Jim Jordan, Jordan, Jordan’s, ”, “ We’ve, there’s, Kevin McCarthy, “, Jim, ” McCarthy, Patrick McHenry, he’s, Donald Trump, Trump’s, ” He’s, McCarthy, Steve Scalise Organizations: Republicans, Ohio Republican, GOP Locations: Jordan, appropriators

Worries are growing about how much the turmoil could cost the global economy. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, hit a three-week high this on Fridayfears that a military escalation could disrupt already tight supplies. In a speech largely focused on inflation, interest rates and economic growth, Jay Powell, the central bank’s chair, warned on Thursday that “geopolitical tensions are highly elevated and pose important risks to global economic activity.”The Middle East is becoming a wild card for the global economy. That would probably sap growth but might also slow the economy enough to negate the need for an additional interest-rate increase. The measures were announced days after the U.S. imposed tighter restrictions on sales of more advanced semiconductors to China.

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☆ Jim Jordan loses third speaker vote with no end in sight for House leadership crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

US Republican Representative from Ohio Jim Jordan speaks during a press conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on October 19, 2023. He alluded to the 15 rounds of voting that former Speaker Kevin McCarthy needed before securing the gavel. "There's been multiple rounds of votes for speaker before — we all know that," Jordan told reporters at a press conference Friday morning, before the vote. "End the attachment to the extremist Jim Jordan and join with Democrats in finding a bipartisan path forward," Jeffries told reporters. "We recognize that Jim Jordan is a clear and present danger to the American people.

Persons: Ohio Jim Jordan, Jim Jordan's, Jordan, erodes, Donald Trump, Kevin McCarthy, There's, McCarthy, Lawmakers, I've, Jim, Hakeem Jeffries, Jim Jordan, Jeffries, Patrick McHenry, McHenry, Matt Gaetz, Joe Biden, Biden Organizations: White, California Republican, Democratic, Rep Locations: Ohio, Washington ,, Israel, California, New York, Florida, Ukraine, Kyiv, Russian

☆ These 25 Republicans voted against Jim Jordan on the third ballot — underscoring the doomed and futile nature of his ongoing speakership bid
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Jim Jordan hemorrhaged even more votes during the third vote on his speakership bid on Friday. Here are the 25 Republicans who voted against him this time. AdvertisementAdvertisementBelieve it or not, Rep. Jim Jordan is still trying to become the next speaker of the House. Sure enough, 25 Republicans voted against Jordan on Friday, more than the 22 who voted against him on Wednesday and the 20 who voted against him on Tuesday. AdvertisementAdvertisementHere are the 25 Republicans who voted against Jordan on Friday:

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☆ Biden is asking Congress for over $100 billion to pour into Israel and Ukraine and get humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians in the midst of congressional chaos
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Ayelet Sheffey | Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Biden administration is requesting over $100 billion in supplemental funding from Congress. That includes $61.4 billion for Ukraine, $14.3 billion for Israel, and $9.15 billion for humanitarian aid. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Biden administration is asking a speaker-less Congress to funnel billions towards Ukraine, Israel, and humanitarian assistance — alongside billions for border operations at home. On Friday, President Joe Biden officially requested over $100 billion from Congress as the wars between Israel and Hamas, and Ukraine and Russia, continue. While in Israel earlier this week, Biden announced he would also request humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians in Gaza — and his funding request does just that.

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CNN —Republican Rep. Jim Jordan is pressing ahead with his speaker bid despite facing stiff opposition from within his own party and no clear path to win the gavel. In a news conference Friday morning, Jordan made it clear he has no plans to abandon his bid. We can’t open the House until we get a speaker,” Jordan said. Some Republicans who oppose Jordan have decried what they described as a pressure campaign against them by allies of the Ohio Republican. There was also an emotional discussion over the threats some Jordan holdouts are facing.

Persons: Jim Jordan, Jordan, ” Jordan, “, holdouts, Jordan’s, Kevin McCarthy, Patrick McHenry – Organizations: CNN — Republican, Ohio Republican, Republicans, CNN, New York Republicans, Yorkers, GOP, Republican Locations: Israel, Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks as he visits Israel amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 18, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - The White House on Friday asked Congress for nearly $106 billion to fund ambitious plans for Ukraine, Israel and U.S. border security, but offered no strategy for securing the money from a broken Congress. Biden also wants more than $9 billion for humanitarian relief, including for Israel and Gaza, where the population faces a worsening humanitarian crisis. Funding will also support the Pacific "AUKUS" security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. The war with Russia is 20 months old, and Biden has vowed to support Ukraine indefinitely.

Persons: Joe Biden, Evelyn Hockstein, Joe Biden's, Shalanda Young, Patrick McHenry, Young, Israel, Jim Jordan, Donald Trump, Jordan, Biden, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Zelenskiy, Trevor Hunnicutt, Jarrett Renshaw, Doina Chiacu, Andy Sullivan, Chizu Nomiyama, Alistair Bell, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, Rights, Democratic, Representatives, Republicans, Republican, Ukraine, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Israel, Tel Aviv, Ukraine, U.S, Gaza, China, Russia, Caribbean, Asia, Australia, United Kingdom, United States, Europe, Washington, America

PinnedRepresentative Jim Jordan of Ohio failed for a third time on Friday morning to win election as House speaker, leaving his party with no consensus on a way forward and the chamber paralyzed in the face of growing pressure to get back to business. Three Republicans from swing districts won by President Biden — Representative Marc Molinaro of New York, Representative Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Representative Tom Kean of New Jersey — abandoned Mr. Jordan after supporting him earlier. There is no consensus among Republicans about an alternative candidate to Mr. Jordan, who has yet to show any inclination to drop out of the race. The House has been in a state of chaos for 18 days after hard-right rebels ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Mr. Jordan then received his party’s nomination to be speaker, but he failed to win the post in votes by the full House on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite deepening opposition, Rep. Jim Jordan is expected to try a third vote to become House speaker, even as his Republican colleagues are explicitly warning the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump that no more threats or promises can win over their support. After two failed votes, Jordan's third attempt at the gavel is not expected to end any better. Jordan had backed the temporary speaker plan as a way to allow more time to shore up support in his own reach for the gavel. What this majority has done is prove it’s not a normal majority.”What was clear was that Jordan’s path to become House speaker was almost certainly collapsing. With Republicans in majority control of the House, 221-212, it appears there is no Republican candidate who can win a clear majority, 217 votes, to become speaker.

Persons: Jim Jordan, Donald Trump, Kevin McCarthy, Jordan, —, “ I’m, ”, Carlos Gimenez, Gimenez, Patrick McHenry, Jordan's, “, Chip Roy, We’re, Tom Cole, John Rutherford, “ it’s, Mariannette Miller, Meeks, Matt Gaetz, McCarthy, Gaetz, McHenry, ” McCarthy, Trump Organizations: WASHINGTON, Caucus, . House, Republican, Republicans, D.C, Democrats, North Carolina Republican, GOP, Trump, Biden, Ohio State University, Ohio State Locations: Jordan, Texas, R, Ohio, Iowa, Florida, Washington, McHenry

That was the discussion," Republican Representative Vern Buchanan told reporters. House Democrats and the White House have said they are open to that idea, but many Republicans rejected it. "At this point, we're not going to have any kind of other resolution on this," said Republican Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer. 2 House Republican Steve Scalise last week. One of those, Representative Drew Ferguson, said in a statement on Thursday: "The House Republican Conference does not need a bully as the speaker."

Persons: Jim Jordan, Russell Dye, Jordan, Vern Buchanan, he's, Kevin McCarthy, Patrick McHenry, we're, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Joe Biden, Leah Millis, Republican Steve Scalise, Drew Ferguson, McCarthy, shutdowns, Biden's, Biden, David Morgan, Makini Brice, Moira Warburton, Katharine Jackson, Nandita Bose, Davide Barbusca, Julio, Cesar Chavez, Andy Sullivan, Scott Malone, Nick Zieminski, Grant McCool, Deepa Babington Organizations: U.S . House, Republicans, Republican, Democrats, Democratic, Republican Conference, U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, AS, House Republican Conference, White, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Israel, Washington , U.S, Washington

Jordan, who has lost two votes for speaker this week, emerged from an hours-long closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans to say he would press ahead with a third vote. It was not clear when the House would vote again on a speaker. House Democrats and the White House have said they are open to that idea, but many Republicans rejected it. He told fellow Republicans on Thursday that he would drop out of the speaker's race if his opponents were unmoved after talking with him, two lawmakers said. One of those, Representative Drew Ferguson, said in a statement on Thursday: "The House Republican Conference does not need a bully as the speaker."

Persons: Jim Jordan, Jordan, House Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry, Kevin McCarthy, Patrick McHenry, we're, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Joe Biden, Republican Steve Scalise, Drew Ferguson, McCarthy, shutdowns, Biden's, Biden, David Morgan, Makini Brice, Moira Warburton, Katharine Jackson, Nandita Bose, Davide Barbusca, Julio, Cesar Chavez, Andy Sullivan, Scott Malone, Nick Zieminski, Grant McCool Organizations: U.S . House, House Pro Tempore, Republicans, House Democrats, Democratic, AS, Republican, House Republican Conference, White, Democrats, Thomson Locations: WASHINGTON, Ukraine, Israel, Washington

Asked what he expected as he entered a closed-door meeting with other Republicans, Jordan said only, "I'm not gonna know until I talk to my colleagues." "I can't believe we're going down this route," Republican Representative Jim Banks said. AFTERNOON VOTE POSSIBLEThe House could vote on that proposal in the afternoon, said Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, who said she does not support it. "Right now the Republican agenda, conservative agenda, is totally derailed," said Republican Representative Mario Diaz-Balart, a Jordan opponent. 2 House Republican, won his party's endorsement last week but dropped out after he was unable to consolidate support.

Persons: House Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry, Jim Jordan, Republican Patrick McHenry, Jordan, McHenry, Kevin McCarthy's, Joe Biden, Jim Banks, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Donald Trump, Mario Diaz, Kevin McCarthy, Steve Scalise, Don Bacon, undercutting, Jordan's, shutdowns, Joe Biden's, Biden, David Morgan, Moira Warburton, Makini Brice, Katharine Jackson, Davide Barbusca, Julio, Cesar Chavez, Andy Sullivan, Scott Malone, Grant McCool, Nick Zieminski Organizations: House Pro Tempore, U.S . Rep, U.S . House, Representatives, Republican, Republicans, Democratic, U.S, White, Democrats, Thomson Locations: WASHINGTON, Washington, Ukraine, Israel

☆ Jim Jordan will not hold a third ballot for US house speaker - media
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), currently the top contender in the race to be the next Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, is pursued by reporters prior to a second round of voting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 18, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Acquire Licensing RightsOct 19 (Reuters) - Outspoken U.S. Republican Jim Jordan will not hold a third ballot to be speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and will instead back empowering interim speaker Patrick McHenry, the Washington Post and Punchbowl said on Thursday. Jordan declined to comment ahead of a meeting of Republicans. Reporting by David Ljunggren, editing by Ismail ShakilOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jim Jordan, Jonathan Ernst, Republican Jim Jordan, Patrick McHenry, Punchbowl, Jordan, David Ljunggren, Ismail Shakil Organizations: Rep, U.S . House, U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, Republican, Washington Post, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S

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