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...that he was vying to be McCarthy’s successor....
...Other likely candidates include conservative firebrand Jim Jordan, the less antagonistic 20-year House veteran Tom Cole, and Patrick McHenry, who now serves as House leader on a temporary basis....
...Donald Trump has endorsed Jim Jordan, the Republican congressman from Ohio, as the next House speaker, after Kevin McCarthy was ousted this week....
...The US House of Representatives remained without a Speaker on Wednesday, after Jim Jordan failed in his second attempt to seize the gavel in the face of opposition from 22 members of his own party....
...Jim Jordan was fighting for his political future on Tuesday night, after 20 members of his own party voted against the Donald Trump loyalist in his bid to become Speaker of the House of Representatives....
...The weekend break was announced after Republicans in the House selected hardline conservative Ohio congressman Jim Jordan as their newest nominee for Speaker in a secret ballot on Friday afternoon....
...Jim Jordan is far too close to the radicals to be an acceptable choice. His main rival, Steve Scalise, has — unlike Jordan — taken a responsible stance on Ukraine....
...Steve Scalise, the House majority leader and representative from Louisiana, has announced his candidacy to replace Kevin McCarthy as Speaker, following Jim Jordan earlier on Wednesday....
...Jim Jordan, founding member of the rightwing House Freedom Caucus and loyal ally of former US president Donald Trump, was the first Republican lawmaker to enter the race to be McCarthy’s successor....
...“This is uncharted waters,” said Jim Clyburn, the veteran Democratic congressman from South Carolina. “Nobody knows [what will happen].”...
...“Jim is a fighter, a great spokesman, and has a history of working tirelessly for what he believes,” said Ralph Norman, a Republican from South Carolina....
...Republicans will elect a new leader in the coming weeks, with House majority leader Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan, a fierce defender of former president Donald Trump, among those battling to succeed McCarthy...
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...Two candidates — Jim Jordan of Ohio and Steve Scalise of Louisiana — have declared they are running, while others consider jumping into the race, including Kevin Hern of Oklahoma....
...The chamber has now been without a Speaker for nearly two weeks, after the ousting of Kevin McCarthy earlier this month left the legislature unable to deal with big issues, including a looming federal government...
...On Tuesday, 200 of 223 Republicans in the US House of Representatives voted for Jim Jordan, his caucus’s most accomplished legislative vandal....
...He added that the inquiry would be led by James Comer, chair of the House oversight committee, and Jim Jordan, chair of the House judiciary committee, who have both been leading probes into the business...
...Scalise, the majority leader, defeated Jim Jordan, who chairs the judiciary committee, in a vote among House Republicans on Wednesday. The final tally was 113-99....
...The other is Jim Jordan, an ultraloyal Ohio Trumpian, who has for years been a thorn in the side of Republican leadership....
...Earlier on Thursday, Jim Jordan, who was nominated by the party for Speaker last week but was defeated twice in floor votes in recent days, endorsed a plan to make Patrick McHenry a caretaker leader until...
...US House Republicans voted in a secret meeting on Friday to end populist firebrand Jim Jordan’s attempt to become Speaker, extending weeks of Capitol Hill uncertainty that will delay Congress’s ability to...
...Burchett was one of the eight Republicans who voted to remove McCarthy as Speaker last month. McCarthy denied hitting Burchett....
...Since McCarthy’s removal, House Republicans have failed several times to coalesce around a new leader. The party selected its latest nominee, Ohio congressman Jim Jordan, in a secret ballot on Friday....
...The House speaker said the inquiry would be led by James Comer, the chair of the House oversight committee, and Jim Jordan, the chair of the House judiciary committee....
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