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Republicans abruptly dropped Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday as their nominee for House speaker, making the decision during a closed-door session after the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump failed badly on a third ballot for the gavel. The outcome left Republicans dejected, frustrated and sinking deeper into turmoil, another week without a House speaker bordering…
Republicans then voted to revoke Jordan’s nomination in a closed-door meeting. Washington: Hardline conservative Republican Jim Jordan’s quest to become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives ended on Friday as his fellow Republicans revoked their support following a third, failed vote on the House floor, lawmakers said. The secret-ballot vote means the chamber will…
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Jim Jordan is the chairman of the powerful Judiciary Committee. (File) Washington: US lawmakers rejected hard-line conservative Jim Jordan’s bid for speaker of the US House of Representatives for a second time on Wednesday, as the leadership vacuum paralysing Washington entered a 15th day with no clear resolution in sight. The lower chamber of Congress…
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Republicans nominated conservative hardliner Jim Jordan as their candidate for speaker of the US House. Washington: Republicans nominated conservative hardliner Jim Jordan as their candidate for speaker of the US House of Representatives, the party leadership announced Friday, as the lower chamber of Congress remained paralyzed for a 10th day. The 59-year-old chairman of the…
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U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, talks to reporters as he announces he is ending his campaign to be the next House speaker after a Republican meeting at the Capitol in Washington, on October 12, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Representative Steve Scalise, who Republicans nominated to be the next speaker of the House of…
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Former President Donald Trump is officially backing Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, House Judiciary Committee chairman and long-time Donald Trump defender, to succeed Kevin McCarthy as House speaker. “Congressman Jim Jordan has been a STAR long before making his very successful journey to Washington, D.C., representing Ohio’s 4th Congressional District,” Mr. Trump wrote on his…
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