The House of Representatives failed to elect Rep. Jim Jordan as speaker on Tuesday after 20 Republicans voted against him. Photo: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
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https://www.wsj.com/politics/jim-jordan-tries-again-for-house-speaker-as-republicans-weigh-alternatives-ef1e3cf3 WASHINGTON—Rep. Jim Jordan appeared likely to again fall short of the votes needed to be elected House speaker in a second ballot Wednesday, prompting lawmakers to more seriously consider other avenues for breaking the
More than two weeks after former House speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted, Republicans remained gripped in a fierce internal struggle over who to elect to lead them. Jordan, a favorite of the party’s populist wing but viewed skeptically by centrist and GOP establishment lawmakers,Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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