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Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) Rep. Jim Jordan lost his first bid for the speakership the latest in a chaotic battle for the gavel after the historic ouster of Kevin McCarthy earlier this month.
After two weeks of legislative paralysis, the House began voting Tuesday on the nomination of Jordan, a conservative firebrand, staunch Donald Trump loyalist and founding member of the House Freedom Caucus.
Jordan won an internal GOP contest for the nomination after House Majority Leader Steve Scalise bowed out of the race, but he faces an uphill battle in securing the 217 votes needed to win the gavel.
Here s how the news is developing. All times Eastern.
Oct 17, 5:21 PM EDT
Next speaker vote expected Wednesday morning
The next speaker vote will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jordan said after he left a two-hour meeting in Whip Emmer s office.
He reiterated that he is not going to drop out of the speaker battle and emphasized that he had basically the same level of
House speaker vote live updates: GOP s Jim Jordan loses 1st round of voting wjol.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wjol.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) Rep. Jim Jordan lost his first bid for the speakership the latest in a chaotic battle for the gavel after the historic ouster of Kevin McCarthy earlier this month.
After two weeks of legislative paralysis, the House began voting Tuesday on the nomination of Jordan, a conservative firebrand, staunch Donald Trump loyalist and founding member of the House Freedom Caucus.
Jordan won an internal GOP contest for the nomination after House Majority Leader Steve Scalise bowed out of the race, but he faces an uphill battle in securing the 217 votes needed to win the gavel.
Here s how the news is developing. All times Eastern.
Oct 17, 5:21 PM EDT
Next speaker vote expected Wednesday morning
The next speaker vote will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jordan said after he left a two-hour meeting in Whip Emmer s office.
He reiterated that he is not going to drop out of the speaker battle and emphasized that he had basically the same level of
House speaker vote live updates: Republicans poised to reject Jordan on second ballot myaustinminnesota.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from myaustinminnesota.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.