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Jordan was opposed by 22 Republican detractors, two more than when he lost in the first round voting the day before.

Jordan was opposed by 22 Republican detractors, two more than when he lost in the first round voting the day before.

Jordan was opposed by 22 Republican detractors, two more than when he lost in the first round voting the day before.

Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- House Republicans emerged from a closed-door meeting Thursday afternoon with little clarity about who will be the next speaker as it appears Majority Leader Steve Scalise doesn't currently have the votes needed to earn him the top spot -- just one day after he won the party's nomination in a private ballot at the Capitol. Scalise addressed the conference during the closed-door session Thursday. He left the meeting telling reporters that he will be talking with holdouts to work to flip their votes. "We're honing in on, I think, the real concerns and ...

Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- House Republicans emerged from a closed-door meeting Thursday afternoon with little clarity about who will be the next speaker as it appears Majority Leader Steve Scalise doesn't currently have the votes needed to earn him the top spot -- just one day after he won the party's nomination in a private ballot at the Capitol. Scalise addressed the conference during the closed-door session Thursday. He left the meeting telling reporters that he will be talking with holdouts to work to flip their votes. "We're honing in on, I think, the real concerns and ...