22 House Republicans voted to sink Jim Jordan's speakership bid for the second time — even more than the first time

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Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio on the House floor on October 17, 2023.
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio on the House floor on October 17, 2023.

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Anonymous numbers texted the wife of a GOP congressman, pressuring him to vote for Jim Jordan as speaker

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Rep. Jim Jordan

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20 Republicans oppose Jim Jordan for speaker, sinking his chances on the first ballot

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Don Bacon, Jim Jordan, and Kay Granger
Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio (center) failed to win enough support to become speaker of the House on the first ballot. Republican Reps. Don Bacon of Nebraska (left) and Kay Granger of Texas both opposed him on the first ballot.

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Retired DC Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone, who was nearly killed on January 6 by pro-Trump rioters, warns against a Jim Jordan speakership: 'It's incredibly dangerous'

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Michael Fanone in uniform at congressional hearing
DC Metropolitan Police Department Officer Michael Fanone reacts as he watches video from his body camera as he answers questions before the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on US Capitol on July 27, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.

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Here's what we know about Jim Jordan and the Ohio State University wrestling scandal

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Rep. Jim Jordan speaks during a CPAC conference in Texas in 2022.
Rep. Jim Jordan speaks during a CPAC conference in Texas in 2022.

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House Republican complains Jim Jordan and his allies want 'to beat folks into submission' as he struggles to collect the necessary votes

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Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio at a hearing on Capitol Hill on September 20, 2023.
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio at a hearing on Capitol Hill on September 20, 2023.

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Jim Jordan is using the war in Israel to try to bully his 55 hold-out colleagues into backing his House speakership bid

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Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio at a hearing on Capitol Hill on September 20, 2023.
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio at a hearing on Capitol Hill on September 20, 2023.

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Matt Gaetz dismisses the idea that Kevin McCarthy's ouster as speaker is fueling government dysfunction: 'The chaos narrative is a bit overplayed'

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Rep. Matt Gaetz at the US Capitol on October 11, 2023.

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A GOP lawmaker says some members 'would prefer' to be in the minority because they could 'just vote no and yell and scream all the time'

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Don Bacon
Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska.

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Even the experts who study Congress don't know how this House speakership drama will end

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A visitor takes a photo of the sign above former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's office suite.
Despite former Speaker Kevin McCarthy's historic ouster, the sign is still up as the House searches for a new leader.

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