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Rep. John Rutherford (R-FL) opposed Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) for Speaker to teach him a lesson and hold him accountable for his character flaws, he told the Mark Kaye Show after voting against Jordan on the House floor for the third time.

Representative James Comer (R-KY) said Monday on Fox Business Channel’s “Kudlow” that he was “ashamed” that House Republicans have not elected a speaker after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was removed from the position three weeks ago.

An omnibus spending bill is becoming more and more likely as the House of Representatives finds itself in its third consecutive week without a Speaker, with September’s stopgap funding bill set to expire on November 17, according to House Republicans.

Sixty-seven percent of voters want House Republicans to coalesce behind a candidate so the House can quickly elect a Speaker.

Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that Republican “chaos” over choosing a speaker was “embarrassing.”

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that he thought House Republican’s difficulties in finding a Speaker of the House were “embarrassing” and “dangerous.”

Former Rep.Liz Cheney (R-WY) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that she believed Republicans accept white supremacists and violence because the leadership of former President Donald Trump.

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) will not receive the votes to become Speaker of the House, Breitbart News has learned.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) is no longer the House Republican nominee for Speaker.

Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said Friday on CNN’s “New Central” that Republicans were in a “very bad place” after Rep. Jim Jordan’s (R-OH) bid for the speakership failed a third time.

Twenty-five “Republicans” on Friday voted against Republican Speaker nominee House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH).

Former Speaker McCarthy nominated Speaker-Designate Jim Jordan for the speaker’s gavel Friday, emphasizing he is an “effective legislator.”

The House of Representatives will meet again Friday morning for another round of voting for a new Speaker of the House.

Elise Stefanik renewed her support for Speaker-designate Jim Jordan while “strongly” opposing Patrick McHenry as acting Speaker.

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said Thursday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” that she did not support the Republican plan for a temporary House speaker adding the conference was “absolutely broken.”

Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Thursday on CNN’s “Inside Politics” that the Republican Party could not grant Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) more power as a temporary speaker without officially electing him speaker.

House Republican lawmakers said they received credible death threats after voting against Rep. Jim Jordan’s bid for Speaker of the House.

MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace said Wednesday on her show “Deadline” that Republican lawmakers against Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) becoming speaker were using “‘strategic humiliation.”

Representative Don Bacon (R-NE) said Wednesday on CNN’s “The Lead” that Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) should withdraw from the speaker race because he will not get the votes.

Rep. Drew Ferguson (R-GA) voted in the 2022 elections using an address that suggested he sold his house long before going to the polls.

Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) on Wednesday voted for ousted former Speaker and current marijuana lobbyist John Boehner (R-OH) for House Speaker.

Twenty-two House Republicans on Wednesday declined to vote to make Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) the next Speaker of the House.

David Joyce (R-OH) is exploring options to give powers to Patrick McHenry (R-NC) instead of electing Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) as Speaker of the House, but that would empower Hakeem Jeffries to protect the Biden agenda and remove the only Republican from the line of presidential succession, ensuring complete Democrat control.

Speaker-designate Jim Jordan (R-OH) called the bluff of the establishment opposition to his speakership bid on Wednesday.

The House of Representatives will meet on Wednesday, October 18, to vote again for a new Speaker of the House.

Establishment House members who prevented Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) from obtaining the gavel on Tuesday betrayed the small donor community that supports the reelection campaigns of those same Republican politicians, several GOP operatives and fundraisers exclusively told Breitbart News.

Representative James Clyburn (D-SC) said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The Last Word” that Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) should not be speaker of the House because he does not “put the people of this country over the politics.”

Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) was an “appalling” choice for speaker of the House.

Representative Ken Buck (R-CO) said Tuesday on CNN’s “News Central” that he would never vote for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) to become House Speaker.

CNN commentator Adam Kinzinger said Tuesday on CNN’s “News Central” that he was “very proud” of the 20 Republicans who voted against Rep. Jim Jorden (R-OH) for speaker.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) is attempting to undermine Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan’s (R-OH) bid for the Speakership gavel after voting for him on the first ballot, sources familiar with the matter have confirmed to Breitbart News. 

Rep. Ken Buck voted on Tuesday for House Majority Whip Tom Emmer for House Speaker without actually wanting Emmer to become Speaker.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) was denied the Speaker’s gavel Tuesday on the first ballot by 20 Republican holdouts despite winning 200 votes.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) “will be a great speaker” and “will have the votes soon,” Former President Donald Trump stated before Tuesday’s House floor vote. 

The House of Representatives is expected to vote on a new speaker on Tuesday, October 17, with Rep. Jim Jordan as the Republican nominee.

Public support for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) surged among House Republicans hours before a potential vote to elect him as Speaker of the House.