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Jim Jordan is a conservative hellraiser in the House. Now he’s Trump’s top choice for speaker

Eric Garcia chronicles how the Ohio Republican, once called a ‘legislative terrorist’ who helped Trump try to overturn the 2020 election, is now trying to replace Kevin McCarthy after Steve Scalise bows out

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John Fetterman says America’s ‘best and brightest’ are not in Congress

‘I just want everybody to realize just how truly dysfunctional it really is,’ Fetterman says

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House GOP to reconvene Monday amid soft Jordan support - Roll Call

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan became Republicans’ nominee for speaker Friday, but so far doesn't have the votes to win on the floor.

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Jim Jordan launches fresh speaker bid after Steve Scalise fails

‘I think he’s gonna have a math problem as well,’ GOP rep says as internal party divisions show no signs of softening

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Here are the latest Republicans running for House Speaker

The House has been in turmoil since Kevin McCarthy was ousted as speaker on 3 October. Now a fresh batch of Republicand making a bid for the seat Rachel Sharp and Ariana Baio report

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Jim Jordan wins GOP House Speaker nomination after Scalise failed to secure the vote - latest

Jordan beats challenger Austin Scott 124 votes to 81 in secret ballot

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Photos of the week ending October 13, 2023 - Roll Call

Republican dysfunction continued to paralyze the House, and Roll Call’s photojournalists were on the Hill to capture all of the (in)action.

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House GOP again rejects raising bar for speaker candidate - Roll Call

House Republicans huddled Friday morning to consider internal rules changes that would require them to unite behind a speaker candidate.

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GOP in chaos: So much for fascist order

Aren't far-right movements supposed to make the trains run on time? GOP can't elect a speaker from its own tribe

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Cory Booker leads criticism of GOP House speaker turmoil: ‘We are in crisis right now’

In the two weeks since Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the role of speaker, the House has been in session for less than nine hours

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White House slams ‘unhinged’ Trump for calling Hezbollah ‘very smart’

GOP presidential rival Ron DeSantis also slammed the former president for his comments

The Independent UK

GOP’s Scalise ends his bid to become House speaker after failing to secure the votes to win gavel

The House remains closed while the majority tries to elect a leader, as crucial decisions loom on funding the government and backing Ukraine and Israel.

Chicago Sun-Times

GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy draws hundreds of young conservatives at UT-Austin event

The presidential contender visited the University of Texas at Austin Thursday where he answered student questions and said the U.S. shouldn’t aid Ukraine in its war against Russia.

The Texas Tribune

Who is Steve Scalise? The man who gave up the GOP House Speaker nomination

After almost a decade as GOP whip and nine months as majority leader, Scalise battles concerns about his health following 2017 shooting and blood cancer diagnosis as he attempts to become Speaker of the House

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Scalise bows out of speaker race

With a handful of GOP voters planting their heels, Scalise has thrown in the towel

Chicago Sun-Times

GOP rivals slam Trump over comments on Israel, Netanyahu

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum compared Trump’s comments to a foreign ally criticizing the U.S. in the aftermath of 9/11 or the attack on Pearl Harbor.

The Texas Tribune

Here’s who gets money from Defend Texas Liberty, the PAC whose leader met with white supremacist Nick Fuentes

The group has funded candidates and groups like the Texas GOP who have pushed fellow Republicans to take a harder line against things like illegal immigration and transgender people.

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Arkansas lawmakers OK plan to audit purchase of $19,000 lectern for Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Arkansas lawmakers are delving into the unusual controversy over the purchase a $19,000 lectern for Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders

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Scalise bows out of speaker race - Roll Call

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise ended his bid for speaker just a day after winning his conference’s nomination to be the next House leader.

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Race for speaker of the House slides into uncertainty, again

Less than a day after a majority of House Republicans selected Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., as the speaker designate, his support appeared to erode.

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House GOP grasps for answers to speaker vacuum - Roll Call

House Republicans huddled for more than two hours Thursday but walked away without a game plan for electing a new speaker.

The Independent UK

Here’s what will happen next — maybe — as Jim Jordan pushes to become House speaker

Allies of Rep Jim Jordan going for 17 October vote as GOP moderates begin to cave and fall in line

Roll Call

What’s to stop the House speaker chaos from happening again to the next guy? - Roll Call

“Narcissists,” “anarchists” and “structural problems” aren’t going away for Republicans, Congress watchers say.

The Guardian - US

Seth Meyers on George Santos: ‘Like a telemarketer scam your grandpa would fall for’

Late-night hosts discuss House Republicans’ nomination of Steve Scalise to maybe become speaker and more fraud charges for Santos

The Independent UK

White House slams ‘unhinged’ Trump for calling Hezbollah ‘very smart’

GOP presidential rival Ron DeSantis also slammed the former president for his comments

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