The U.S. House of Representatives is due to hold a third vote to fill its vacant speaker's chair on Friday, but Republicans who control the chamber appear no closer to resolving a leadership battle that has paralyzed the House for more than two weeks. Outspoken conservative Jim Jordan, who has twice failed this week to win the job, is expected to make a third attempt when the House opens for business at 10:00 a.m. ET (1400 GMT) on Friday. Republican infighting has left Congress unable to act on
Republican Jim Jordan has lost a third vote to become Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, leaving the chamber unable to respond to President Joe Biden s request for aid to Ukraine and Israel. Jordan received 194 votes, well short of the 214 needed to claim the speaker s gavel. With the House now ending its third workweek without a leader, it cannot act on Biden s $106 billion national-security package.