Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, says he’s continuing in the speaker campaign and tells journalists the House needs to get back to business, with a third speaker vote coming Friday as he presses ahead with his speaker campaign. Jordan addressed this after failing to obtain the 217 votes required to take the gavel in the first...
Jim Jordan, a Republican from Ohio and the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, did not succeed in becoming the speaker of the House after the initial round of voting. Jordan and his supporters had expected this outcome and plan to ask for additional voting opportunities. Ultimately, Jordan received 200 votes in favor, 232 votes...
Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia announced his intention to run for speaker on Friday, putting him in a temporary two-way contest with House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan. Several hours after Republicans denied proposed rules changes for how to elect a speaker nominee, Scott was arguing his point of view to colleague House Republicans amid a...
On Friday, former president Donald Trump gave his support to Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan’s quest for speaker of the House. Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social shortly after midnight that Jim Jordan would be a Fantastic Speaker of the House and has his Full Endorsement. According to a person with knowledge of the...