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U.S. House of Representatives vote on a new Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol in Washington

Politics Oct 19

GOP rejects empowering interim House speaker as Jordan says he’s still running for the job

By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura

Politics Oct 18

U.S. House of Representatives continues to try to elect a new Speaker at U.S. Capitol in Washington
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What’s next for Republicans after Jim Jordan’s 2nd defeat in House speaker vote

Republican Congressman Jim Jordan’s second try for speaker of the House went more poorly than his first. In Wednesday's vote he received two fewer Republican votes than he did on Tuesday. Lisa Desjardins reports on the Capitol frozen in legislative…

By Geoff Bennett, Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman

Politics Oct 17

U.S. House of Representatives vote on a new Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
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A look at Jim Jordan’s often controversial record in Congress

In the first round of balloting for the next House speaker, Rep. Jim Jordan got 200 votes from his GOP colleagues, short of the 217 he needed. But the Ohio congressman is closer to the gavel than he's ever been…

By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman, Ian Couzens, Ali Schmitz, Kyle Midura

Politics Oct 16

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Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Jim Jordan’s chances of becoming House speaker

NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including the possibility of a Jim Jordan speakership and new fundraising hauls in the 2024 campaign for…

By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman

Politics Oct 13

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GOP picks Jim Jordan as latest House speaker candidate, but unclear if he can win

House Republicans have a new nominee for speaker ten days after Kevin McCarthy was ousted and less than 24 hours after their last pick stepped aside. Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan got enough votes in the behind-closed-doors meeting of the GOP…

By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman, Alexa Gold

Oct 13

House GOP considers Trump-backed Jim Jordan as speaker. Not all Republicans are in favor

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

Attention has swiftly turned to Rep. Jim Jordan, the pugilistic Judiciary Committee chairman as the next potential candidate.

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Oct 12

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Scalise slips away from speakership as House Republicans remain deeply divided

By Lisa Desjardins, Ian Couzens, Alexa Gold

House Republicans and Congressman Steve Scalise may have slipped further away from having the votes to fill the job of House speaker. The chamber remains frozen and the GOP is deeply divided over who should lead them. Congressional Correspondent Lisa…

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Oct 12

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Jeffries encourages moderate Republicans to join Democrats and end House deadlock

By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman

As Republican infighting complicates the process of electing a new speaker, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York joined Geoff Bennett to discuss who Democrats would like to see holding the gavel and how it is affecting aid for…

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Oct 11

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GOP moves closer to electing Rep. Scalise as next House speaker

By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz, Kyle Midura, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako, Ian Couzens

House Republicans are one step closer to selecting a new speaker. They nominated House Majority Leader Steve Scalise for the role, but not all members are on board and it is not yet clear if he has the votes to…

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Oct 06

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Brooks and Marcus on the future of the GOP after McCarthy’s ouster

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Ruth Marcus join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the fallout of Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s ouster and how it's reshaping the Republican Party.

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