Representative Jim Jordan’s initial defeat left the man once branded a “legislative terrorist” pressing to cut the kind of deals he has long railed against.
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Jordan Loses First House Speaker Vote as Republican Infighting Continues
Twenty Republicans refused to support the hard-right Ohio Republican, leaving him without a majority as the party infighting stretched into a third week.
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The Apotheosis of Jim Jordan Is a Sight to Behold
The Republican Party is on a downward spiral of dysfunction.
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There’s Still No House Speaker. What Happens Now?
The House is entering its second week without a speaker. Here is how a new one could be elected, or how the process could go off the rails yet again.
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Jordan Activates Right-Wing Campaign in Push to Win Speakership
Allies of the Ohio Republican, who must persuade scores of his colleagues to support his bid for speaker, are threatening right-wing retribution to any G.O.P. lawmakers who dare oppose him.