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Jim Jordan, a hard-right Ohio Republican, failed again to gain enough support from his party to become speaker. The House remains leaderless after two weeks of Republican infighting.
The hard-right Republican has had a long career as an uncompromising figure in Ohio politics.
The House reading clerk, who became somewhat of an internet celebrity after presiding over the last big speaker drama, is known as “mother” by some on the internet.
The hard-right Republican from Ohio was pressing to win the nomination as his party remained in chaos after the ousting of the speaker and the abrupt withdrawal of his chosen successor.
The disarray among House Republicans has left a chamber of Congress hobbled at a time of international and domestic crises.