Jordan pressure campaign may backfire Jordan ally Dan Crenshaw warns "high-pressure campaign" could backfire on MAGA Republicans Salon · Oct 16, 2023
Jordan's speaker bid gains steam with key endorsements - Roll Call The plaudits are starting to roll in from some unlikely quarters for House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan's speaker bid. Roll Call · Oct 16, 2023
First Thing: Israeli occupation of Gaza would be big mistake, says Joe Biden US president says Hamas must be eliminated but there should be a path to a Palestinian state. Plus, examples of Jewish-Arab solidarity offer hope in Israel The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2023
Jim Jordan races to try to change minds of holdouts in bid for House speaker Rightwing speakership contender says he thinks he has 217 votes needed to win as colleague Mike Johnson waits in the wings The Guardian - US · Oct 15, 2023
Jim Jordan's plan: Speaker by Monday Is Jordan doomed to fail, just as Steve Scalise did? Maybe not — he's got the MAGA shock troops behind him Salon · Oct 14, 2023
Hard-right House Republicans are against Ukraine aid – and they seem to be in charge The chaos in the House may have devastating outcomes for the people of Ukraine, some experts warn The Guardian - US · Oct 14, 2023
Jim Jordan snags more Texas support in troubled bid for House Speaker A handful of Texas Republicans back the Ohio Republican’s speaker bid after initially backing the former frontrunner, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise The Texas Tribune · Oct 13, 2023
House speaker saga underscores Republican party’s dramatic evolution Party still faces issue of how to reunite their fractious majority and prove to skeptical US public that they are capable of governing The Guardian - US · Oct 13, 2023
Trump-backed Jim Jordan secures GOP nomination for speaker amid party chaos Right-wing firebrand beats challenger Austin Scott by 124 votes to 81 in secret ballot The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023
Who? Unknown GOPer running for speaker “We are busily googling Austin Scott right now,” House Democrat quips Salon · Oct 13, 2023
Steve Scalise mocked as his speaker dreams are outlasted by a head of lettuce Mr Scalise joins former former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss in politicians whose careers were compared to the vegetable The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023
Jim Jordan tapped as Republican House speaker nominee House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, has been nominated as the speaker designate in a closed-door meeting of House Republicans. WEKU · Oct 13, 2023
Jim Jordan is a conservative hellraiser in the House. Now he’s Trump’s top choice for speaker Eric Garcia chronicles how the Ohio Republican, once called a ‘legislative terrorist’ who helped Trump try to overturn the 2020 election, is now trying to replace Kevin McCarthy after Steve Scalise bows out The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023
John Fetterman says America’s ‘best and brightest’ are not in Congress ‘I just want everybody to realize just how truly dysfunctional it really is,’ Fetterman says The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023
Roll Call · Oct 13, 2023 House GOP to reconvene Monday amid soft Jordan support - Roll Call House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan became Republicans’ nominee for speaker Friday, but so far doesn't have the votes to win on the floor.
The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023 Jim Jordan launches fresh speaker bid after Steve Scalise fails ‘I think he’s gonna have a math problem as well,’ GOP rep says as internal party divisions show no signs of softening
The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023 ‘Dysfunctional’ race for US House speaker in chaos as Scalise drops out ‘We’re disorganised and we’re broken,’ admits a Republican representative
The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023 Here are the latest Republicans running for House Speaker The House has been in turmoil since Kevin McCarthy was ousted as speaker on 3 October. Now a fresh batch of Republicand making a bid for the seat Rachel Sharp and Ariana Baio report
The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023 Jim Jordan wins GOP House Speaker nomination after Scalise failed to secure the vote - latest Jordan beats challenger Austin Scott 124 votes to 81 in secret ballot
The Guardian - US · Oct 13, 2023 Jim Jordan emerges as House speaker nominee but doesn’t have votes to win Congressman, endorsed by Trump and McCarthy, defeated surprise candidate Austin Scott, who had barely campaigned
The Guardian - US · Oct 13, 2023 Trump ally Jim Jordan emerges as next Republican House speaker nominee - as it happened House remains without speaker as Jordan only has a backing of 152 Republican members
Roll Call · Oct 13, 2023 Rep. Austin Scott to run for speaker - Roll Call Georgia Rep. Austin Scott will run for speaker, following the withdrawal of Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., on Thursday evening.
WEKU · Oct 13, 2023 Up First briefing: Israel warns Gaza's civilians to leave; Scalise drops speaker bid Israel warns civilians to evacuate northern Gaza amid expectations of a ground invasion. Rep. Steve Scalise drops out of the House speaker race.
Roll Call · Oct 13, 2023 Photos of the week ending October 13, 2023 - Roll Call Republican dysfunction continued to paralyze the House, and Roll Call’s photojournalists were on the Hill to capture all of the (in)action.
Roll Call · Oct 13, 2023 House GOP again rejects raising bar for speaker candidate - Roll Call House Republicans huddled Friday morning to consider internal rules changes that would require them to unite behind a speaker candidate.