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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Eric Garcia

Jim Jordan loses first vote to become House speaker as GOP chaos deepens

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The US House of Representatives failed to vote on a speaker after 20 Republicans voted against Rep Jim Jordan, despite the overwhelming majority of the House GOP conference voting to make him speaker.

The vote against Mr Jordan comes as the House marks two weeks since Rep Matt Gaetz (R-FL) filed a motion to vacate, which led to seven other Republicans and every Democratic representative present to depose former Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

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