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Jordan Puts Speaker Bid On Hold, Endorses McHenry As Interim Speaker

Jim Jordan backs Patrick McHenry as interim Speaker of the House amid Republican division.

Zenger

If Jim Jordan fails, who’s the next House speaker?

Several options have been floated as possible next options, but it remains unclear if anyone can get the 217 votes needed

The Independent UK

Who is Jim Jordan, Trump’s ousted choice for Speaker of the House?

Eric Garcia chronicles the career of the Ohio Republican, once called a ‘legislative terrorist’ who helped Trump try to overturn the 2020 election, and who failed to replace Kevin McCarthy

The Independent UK

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Getting a new speaker may not clear hurdles to agriculture bills - Roll Call

Even without the battle over House speaker, GOP divisions threaten farm programs in a defeated spending bill and an overdue policy bill.

Roll Call

GOP meeting explodes over Jordan failure

MAGA rages after Jordan suspends his campaign and backs a push to empower acting Speaker Patrick McHenry

Salon

McCarthy screams at Gaetz as fellow GOP rep ‘almost lunged at him’

Republicans in uproar at suggestion to empower temporary speaker until January to allow Jordan more time to convince recalcitrant members

The Independent UK

Up close without a vote: Delegates weigh in on speakership mess - Roll Call

As the donnybrook over a House speaker drags on, the delegates from territories and the District of Columbia are frustrated they can't vote.

Roll Call

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Jim Jordan still in House speaker race as GOP scuttles plan to empower McHenry

Ex-wrestling coach hasn’t yet thrown in the towel on his bid to lead the lower chamber

The Independent UK

GOP Hardliner Jim Jordan’s Bid For House Speaker Faces Resistance

Rep. Jim Jordan faces resistance as bid for House Speaker role continues, losing support from fellow Republicans.

Zenger

Jim Jordan says he will seek third vote and not planning to drop out of House speaker race – as it happened

Jim Jordan says he plans to speak with the 20 Republicans who did not vote for him

The Guardian - US

Media Got the Hospital Story Wrong

Plus: Jim Jordan has no friends, an "antisemitic Burning Man festival" at Penn, Staten Island secession, and more...

Reason

Republican’s failure to elect a House speaker is proof the party is broken

Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio lost a vote to become House speaker. America is watching what it looks like when a political party is in its final throes of usefulness and relevance.

Chicago Sun-Times

Matt Gaetz sorry for email that blamed other Republicans amid speaker fight

Fundraising email from Florida congressman said ‘Rinos are working with radical Democrats … to block Jim Jordan’

The Guardian - US

Who is temporary House speaker Patrick McHenry?

North Carolina congressman has been leading House since Kevin McCarthy’s ousting, and some want him to stay in role

The Guardian - US

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Salon

GOP tries to blame Dems for Jordan loss

Jordan vowed to push for a third vote but the number of Republican holdouts is only growing over pressure tactics

Roll Call

Speaker battle lines may be hardening, next steps unclear - Roll Call

The GOP battle to pick a House speaker will continue Thursday after Rep. Jim Jordan saw support drop on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Jimmy Kimmel roasts Kevin McCarthy for blaming House speaker chaos on Democrats

Late night host compared Kevin McCarthy being ousted to a ‘tray of salmon cakes from last weekend’s hometown buffet’

The Independent UK

Who are the 25 Republicans who took down Jim Jordan on third ballot?

Total number of votes for Jordan drops from 199 votes on second ballot to 194 on third, while Jeffries gets 210

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The Conversation

House speaker paralysis is confusing – a political scientist explains what's happening

Political observers, most Americans and even members of Congress can’t remember a battle for the post of speaker of the U.S. House as fraught as the one that began back in January 2023 and continues still, 10 months later.

The Texas Tribune

Three Texas Republicans stand firm against Jim Jordan in second House speaker vote

Jordan remained 18 votes away from becoming House speaker during a vote Wednesday. Meanwhile, activists in Texas are pressuring Republicans to fall in line behind Jordan’s effort.

Roll Call

Jordan sat stone-faced for another speaker vote. But Boehner got a laugh

The chamber broke out in laughter when Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania called out the name of John Boehner, who once called Jordan a “legislative terrorist.”

Al Jazeera

US House chaos continues as Jim Jordan readies for second speaker bid

Republican Jim Jordan set for second bid to be elected speaker after he fell short by 17 votes in first round.

The Independent UK

‘Maga American’ tells Jamie Raskin God gave him cancer as punishment

Jamie Raskin was diagnosed with a form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in December 2022

The Guardian - US

Jimmy Kimmel on House Republican dysfunction: ‘Maybe we take away their right to choose’

Late-night hosts discuss Jim Jordan’s failed bid to become speaker of the House and Trump’s fraud trial in New York

Zenger

Former Senator Predicts Rocky Tenure For Rep. Jim Jordan As House Speaker

McCaskill expresses doubts over Jordan's ability to navigate Republican chaos and secure lasting speakership.

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