The House prepared to vote as Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, tried for a third time Friday for the speaker's gavel, digging in for a fight despite deepening opposition from Republican colleagues.
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, fell for a third time Friday in voting for the speaker's gavel, getting 194 votes and needing 215.
The vote wound up being slightly worse for Jordan than the second round. He can only afford to lose five votes from Republicans. Ahead of the vote, Jordan showed no signs of stepping aside, insisting at a Capitol press conference: "The American people are hungry for change."Republicans appear no closer to resolving a leadership battle that has paralyzed the House for more than two weeks. Their infighting has left Congress unable to act on President Joe Biden's request for aid to Ukraine and Israel.
A close ally of Donald Trump, Jordan was a "significant player" in the former president's attempts to overturn Biden's 2020 election win, according to a congressional investigation. Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Ga., who has been floated as an alternative, said he was backing Jordan for now.Republicans also are divided on a backup option that could allow the chamber to address pressing matters, like spending legislation that would allow the U.S. government to keep functioning beyond a Nov. 17 deadline, and a foreign aid package that could amount to $100 billion.
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