Speakership Election

*** Speaker Election Livewire *** Jim Jordan Looks to Lock Down Gavel

House Judiciary Committee chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) sees the House Speaker’s gavel within reach, as the House GOP conference nominee for the speakership heads to the floor shortly after noon on Tuesday in an attempt to unify the GOP conference and end the chaos that started two weeks ago when now former Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the position.

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio,

House Speaker Vote Fails for Fifth Time

For the fifth time this week, the U.S. House of Representatives failed to confirm a speaker of the House, ultimately restricting the new class of lawmakers from being sworn in.

US Republican Representative Kevin McCarthy listens as the US House of Representatives con