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Hardline conservative Jim Jordan pressed ahead with his floundering bid for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, after his fellow Republicans abandoned a backup plan to allow the leaderless chamber to resume business.

Oil prices climbed again on Friday as armed clashes intensify in Israel and, increasingly, beyond.

Republicans remained in disarray as Jim Jordan tried unsuccessfully to win over some of his opponents in a late afternoon meeting.

The conflict in the Middle East has given President Biden a path to approving Ukraine aid that otherwise might have remained stalled.

Nearly three weeks after Kevin McCarthy was ousted as House speaker, the GOP is still unable to unite and decide on his replacement.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top job in the U.S. House of Representatives remained vacant on Friday, after hardline Republican Jim Jordan failed in his ...

Also, America’s deficit doubled. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

The top job in the U.S. House of Representatives remained vacant on Friday, after hardline Republican Jim Jordan failed in his third bid for the gavel and dropped out of the race. Representative Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee, the largest caucus in Congress, kicked off his run for speaker minutes after Jordan said he had dropped out of the race, although the Oklahoma lawmaker did not win any votes in Friday's contest. Representative Austin ...

In his tenth term, Representative Patrick McHenry has managed to gain respect from both Republicans and Democrats after starting off as a firebrand during the Bush years.

WASHINGTON: Outspoken conservative Jim Jordan failed in his second attempt at the top job in the US House of...