18 October 2023 at 19:28 House of Representatives still without a speaker – Jim Jordan lost another vote Ultraconservative Jim Jordan suffered another defeat in his attempt to become speaker in the House of Representatives. This time, 22 of his Republican party colleagues voted no. Jordan, who has the support of former President Donald Trump, tried for the second time to get the 217 votes needed to become the new speaker. 199 voted yes this time, all Republicans. The House of Representatives has gone 16 days without a leader after Kevin McCarthy was ousted by a small group on the far right of the Republican Party. The Republicans have a narrow majority in the congressional chamber of 221 against 212 elected representatives. It is unclear whether Jordan will try a third time, or line up behind acting leader Patrick McHenry. Both Republicans and Democrats have supported that solution, as have the two former Republican speakers Newt Gingrich and John Boehner. Shortly after the vote, however, he said that he is not withdrawing from the race for the leadership post, reports Reuters. (NTB)
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