Scott Wong is a senior congressional reporter for NBC News.
WASHINGTON — A “hodgepodge” of 25 entrenched GOP lawmakers on Friday blocked Rep. Jim Jordan from winning the speaker’s gavel for a third time, raising more doubts about whether the Donald Trump-backed candidate can continue in the race. Jordan, an Ohio Republican and the Judiciary Committee chairman, received 194 votes, 10 votes short of the number he needed to be elected speaker on the House floor based on attendance.
, co-chair of the bipartisan Problem Solvers, switched to Speaker Pro Tem Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., while vulnerable Reps. Tom Kean of New Jersey voted for former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Marc Molinaro of New York cast his ballot for former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., a Jordan backer, missed the vote as he traveled to Israel to examine conditions on the ground in their war with Hamas.
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