Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), a conservative firebrand endorsed by former president Donald Trump, is seeking to succeed Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who was ousted more than two weeks ago.
Join Post reporters as the House of Representatives votes for a second time on whether to make Rep. Jim Jordan its next speaker. With a roll-call vote underway, Rep. Jim Jordan is failing to secure the votes he would need to be elected speaker on a second ballot. On Tuesday, 20 members of his own party refused to back him.
Some Republicans have begun talking to Democrats about expanding the powers of Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick T. McHenry .
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