Like they did just 23 hours prior, fractious House Republicans tried to pick a speaker Wednesday. And just like 23 hours prior, they failed.
The vote count this time was 199 Republicans for Jim Jordan against 212 Democratic votes for Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, with 22 Republicans voting for others — including a familiar name from the past.
The chamber broke out in laughter when Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania called out the name of John Boehner, who once dubbed Jordan a “legislative terrorist.”
