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WASHINGTON — Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan ended his campaign for speaker Friday after he failed for the third time to secure a majority on the House floor and his Republican
WASHINGTON — Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan ended his campaign for speaker Friday after he failed for the third time to secure a majority on the House floor and his Republican
Some names for new candidates – ranging from established House leaders to little-known representatives – began to emerge almost immediately after Jordan, R-Ohio, lost a third straight floor vote Friday.
Despite their sometimes moderate records, vulnerable California Republicans kept backing Jim Jordan, Donald Trump's ultraconservative and ultimately failed pick for speaker.
The hard-line conservative from Ohio is likely to be defeated when the House holds another speaker vote on Friday, the third one this week.