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On Monday, MSNBC contributor Claire McCaskill said on “Deadline,” that Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) would not last long if he’s voted into the House Speaker’s position this week.

Jim Jordan will enter Monday night’s House Republican meeting with a burst of momentum less than twenty-four hours before a Speaker vote.

House Republicans rallied behind House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) on Monday for House speaker, as at least 132 publicly announced support for the Ohio congressman to claim the gavel.

House Judiciary Committee chairman and Speaker-designate Jim Jordan (R-OH) urged House Republicans in a letter on Monday to unite against the Democrats amid the ongoing battle for Speaker of the House.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that “informal conversations” are taking place for a bipartisan solution to the House speakership.

Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union’ that Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and his allies attempting to pressure his way to the speakership was “the dumbest thing you can do.”

Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said Friday on CNN’s “The Lead” that he believed Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) will get the votes to be the next speaker of the House.

A spokesperson for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) rebuked a recent story in Politico that reported he had a contentious meeting with Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) over the current House Speaker fight.

Fox News host Bret Baier said Thursday on “Special Report” that he heard Jesus could not unite the Republican caucus during the speakership battle.

Opposition to House Majority Leader Steve Scalise’s (R-LA) Speaker bid has appeared to grow, as Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) predicted that there are 30 to 40 Republicans against him.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise’s (R-LA) chances of becoming the Speaker of the House deteriorated Thursday after he failed to build upon shifting support during a closed-door meeting.

Steve Scalise hemorrhages support after winning the GOP nomination for Speaker with less than half the votes needed to win on the floor.

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) grimly assessed House Majority Leader Steve Scalise’s (R-LA) prospects of becoming Speaker of the House.

Former President Donald Trump is reportedly not expected to support Steve Scalise in the speakership race against Jim Jordan.

Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC) said Wednesday on CNN’s “The Lead” she will not be voting for Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) to be the next speaker of the House because he once compared himself to former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke and attended a white supremacists conference.

Rep. Steve Scalise won the Republican nomination for Speaker of the House but failed to garner enough support to win on the House floor.

Rep. Pete Aguilar said that Rep. Steve Scalise is someone Democrats can talk to, but Rep. Jim Jordan “is dangerous for our democracy.”

Fox News congressional correspondent Chad Pergram spoke to several GOP House members, including Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO),  about their votes for House speaker Wednesday during FNC’s special Israel war coverage.

Reps. Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan square off today in the Speaker’s race, but first Republicans must decide on potential election rules changes.

Any House Republican who votes against the wishes of the majority on the floor will be automatically expelled from the conference, if a new rule proposed by Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) is adopted.

House Republicans met Monday night for a family meeting-style vent session a week after Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) ouster from the speakership hurled the conference into chaos.

Kevin McCarthy signaled that he is open to being a consensus House Speaker candidate in the event that Republicans cannot pick a new leader.

Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC) said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that she intends to support Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) for Speaker following her vote last week to remove former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from the position.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Democrats were ready to enter into a bipartisan agreement to run the House of Representatives.

Several of the top leaders in the conservative movement endorsed Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) for House Speaker, praising his voting record and leadership of the House Freedom Caucus, House Judiciary Committee, and House Weaponization Committee. 

CNN commentator Adam Kinzinger said Friday on CNN’s “The Lead” that Rep. Jim Jorden (R-OH) was a “Christian nationalist” who is very dangerous.

Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) said Friday on CNN’s “The Lead” that she believed Rep. Jim Jorden (R-OH) was “heavily involved” in what she deemed a “plot” on January 6, 2021.

Fox News announced a televised forum with House Speaker candidates, but various reports now say that it has been canceled.

Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) in his bid to become the Republican Speaker of the House after Kevin McCarthy’s ouster.

House committees can still investigate President Joe Biden and write appropriation bills regardless of the speakership vacancy.

Multiple House Republicans are concerned about House Majority Leader Steve Scalise’s (R-LA) health status while he runs for speaker, while Scalise’s team contends he is more than ready to meet the challenges of being the leader of the House.

Former President Donald Trump downplayed the idea of becoming speaker of the House on Wednesday while noting “a lot of people have been calling” him about the possibility.

Jim Banks endorsed Jim Jordan’s bid for speaker, charging that the Ohio firebrand “knows how to fight back” against the radical Democrats.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) is joining the race for speaker of the House, he announced Wednesday.

House Republicans took revenge on their Democrat colleagues for voting to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as speaker of the house.

House Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry booted former Speaker Nancy Pelosi from her private office in the Capitol building on Tuesday night.