U.S. House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as House speaker nominee after three failed votes
STORY: U.S. House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as House speaker nominee after three failed votes
DATELINE: Oct. 21, 2023
LENGTH: 0:02:10
LOCATION: Washington D.C.
CATEGORY: POLITICS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the U.S. House of Representatives voting to elect new speaker
STORYLINE:
U.S. House Republicans on Friday dropped right-wing figure Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, as the Republican nominee for House speaker, after he failed to garner enough support from his own party in three rounds of full-chamber voting.
In a closed-door session Friday afternoon, House Republicans voted in a secret ballot against Jordan continuing as their party's nominee for speaker, roughly a week after he was nominated.
Earlier in the day, Jordan lost the third vote in his bid for House speaker, as Republican opposition grows amid continuing chaos.
The Ohio Republican, 59, lost 25 votes from fellow Republicans, three more than in the second round of voting and five more than in the first round, ind
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