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Republicans have rejected congressman Jim Jordan for House speaker on the first ballot. A second vote was shelved Tuesday as the staunch ally of Donald Trump works to shore up support, signaling more turmoil ahead. Clearly, not all Republicans are ready to elevate Judiciary Committee Chairman Jordan to a central seat of U.S. power, second in line to the presidency. Twenty Republicans voted against him. Some are still upset over Kevin McCarthy's sudden ouster as speaker two weeks ago. Democrats say it's time for a bipartisan path to reopen the House. But a win for the Ohio congressman...

An unexpectedly numerous 20 holdouts denied the hard-charging ally of Donald Trump the GOP majority needed to seize the gavel.

Some 20 reluctant Republicans are refusing to give Rep. Jim Jordan their votes, viewing the Ohio congressman as too extreme.

Twenty Republicans voted against Jim Jordan, and some are still upset over Kevin McCarthy's sudden ouster as House speaker two weeks ago.

View of the House floor duing the Tuesday afternoon vote count photo courtesy CSPAN