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Susan Davis

Jim Jordan tapped as Republican House speaker nominee

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, talks with reporters as House Republicans meet again behind closed doors to find a path to elect a new speaker on Friday. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Republicans have tapped Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to be their latest nominee for House speaker, one day after the conference's initial nominee, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, failed to consolidate party support.

Jordan defeated Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia in a secret ballot election Friday. The vote tally has not been released.

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