U.S. House fails to elect new speaker in first round of voting

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U.S. House fails to elect new speaker in first round of voting

STORY: U.S. House fails to elect new speaker in first round of voting DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the election of the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives STORYLINE: The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday failed to elect a new speaker in the first round of voting, as Right-wing Republican Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, didn't garner enough support from his own party two weeks after the historical ouster of Kevin McCarthy. Jordan, who was nominated by House Republicans on Friday, won 200 votes from the 220 Republicans present, while House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic nominee, received all 212 votes from his party, with both falling shy of the 217 majority needed to become the next House speaker. Jordan lost 20 Republicans, with six voting for former speaker McCarthy, and seven voting for House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who previously won the Republican speakership

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