Politics Oct 20 House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker Republicans have dropped Jim Jordan as their nominee for House speaker in a private meeting. This comes after Jordan failed Friday in a third try for the speaker's gavel.
Politics Oct 20 House Republicans reject Jim Jordan a third time for speaker as opposition deepens The Republicans have no realistic or workable plan to unite the fractured GOP majority, elect a new speaker and return to the work of Congress that has been languishing since hard-liners ousted Kevin McCarthy at the start of the month.
Politics Oct 20 WATCH: House rejects Jim Jordan a third time for speaker Republicans dropped Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday as their nominee for House speaker, making the decision during a closed-door session after the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump failed badly on a third ballot for the gavel.
Politics Oct 19 WATCH: House convenes as temporary speaker plan fails and Jordan continues his run Refusing to give up, Rep. Jim Jordan told GOP colleagues Thursday he was still running for the House gavel — leaving Republicans few viable options after his hardline backers resisted a plan to expand the temporary speaker's powers to re-open the House.
Politics Oct 18 House Republicans explore options as Jim Jordan comes up short in 2nd speaker vote Rep. Jim Jordan has failed to win the vote to become House speaker on crucial second ballot. The GOP's next steps are uncertain as lawmakers float other options.
Politics Oct 17 WATCH: Jordan falls short in first vote for House speaker Additional voting was postponed as the House hit a standstill, stuck while Rep. Jim Jordan works to shore up support from Republican colleagues to replace the ousted Kevin McCarthy for the job.
Politics Oct 12 GOP’s Scalise ends his bid to become House speaker after failing to secure the votes Next steps are uncertain as the House is now essentially closed while the Republican majority tries to elect a speaker after ousting Kevin McCarthy from the job.
Politics Oct 06 Who will be the next speaker of the House? Here are a few possibilities It’s not at all certain that any of the GOP candidates will be able to round up enough votes — 218, if all lawmakers are present and voting — to ascend to one of the most powerful positions in government,…
Politics Oct 04 House paralyzed by McCarthy’s ouster, Republicans vie for speakership The House will try to elect a speaker as soon as next week. The timing is nowhere near certain as Republicans line up for their chance at the gavel amid the bitter divisions that sparked the chaos.
Politics Oct 04 WATCH: McCarthy speaks to media after vote removing him as speaker of House of Representatives Lawmakers were stunned Tuesday when a House speaker was voted out of leadership for the first time.