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Jordan out as GOP speaker nominee, new hopefuls vie for backing - Roll Call

House Republicans voted to end Rep. Jim Jordan’s speaker run on Friday during a closed meeting and a crowd began vying for the post.

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Watch live: US House expected to vote for third time on whether to elect Jim Jordan as speaker

Watch live as the US House of Representatives is expected to vote for a third time on whether to elect hardline Republican Jim Jordan, a longtime critic of leadership, as speaker.

The Independent UK

Jim Jordan loses third House speaker vote as Republican holdouts reach 25

Republicans plan to retreat once again behind closed doors to chart next steps following third vote over far-right congressman

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After Jim Jordan’s removal, 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

House to try again on Jordan speaker vote amid determined opposition - Roll Call

The House will vote again Friday morning at 10 a.m. on whether Rep. Jim Jordan should be speaker.

Roll Call

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.

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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

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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

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.

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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

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.

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The Guardian - US

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

Reason

Media Got the Hospital Story Wrong

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

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

The Guardian - US

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’

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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

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

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.

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