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Oct 16, 2023 · House Republicans have nominated Ohio Republican Jim Jordan to serve as the next speaker of the House. In recent years, he has become a significant force in the party. Now he says he is...
- Looming college wrestling scandal. Jordan has been a polarizing figure on Capitol Hill over the last several years, and he has come under scrutiny for his previous job as a wrestling coach.
- Jan. 6 involvement. Jordan has been a longtime ally of Trump, who endorsed him for speaker, and he was involved in Trump's efforts to try to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
- Founding the Freedom Caucus. Jordan was a co-founder of the hard-line Freedom Caucus , which formed in 2015, and he was its first chairman until 2017. The Freedom Caucus developed a reputation for rebelling against traditional House Republican leadership and causing intraparty drama.
- Key player in the Benghazi hearings. Jordan served on the House committee that investigated the 2012 terrorist attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, where four Americans were killed, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens.
Oct 20, 2023 · Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is no longer the GOP's speaker nominee. A secret ballot taken in the House caucus this afternoon had 112 ballots cast against him and 86 in favor, sources told NBC...
Jan 3, 2023 · Washington, DCCNN —. Conservative hardliners nominated Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio on Tuesday to be speaker of the House during the chamber’s second and third votes amid the floor fight for...
Oct 18, 2023 · Representative Jim Jordan, the hard-line Republican from Ohio, lost a second bid for speaker on Wednesday after running headlong into opposition from a group of mainstream G.O.P. holdouts who...
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Oct 20, 2023 · House Republicans are once again scrambling with no clear path to elect a new speaker after voting to push Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan out of the race — the latest sign of the chaos and divisions...
Oct 21, 2023 · Washington — House Republicans voted to drop Rep. Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker after he failed to win a majority three times this week, sending the party back to the drawing...
