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Oct 17 2023
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Jim Jordan: The perfect speaker for a policy-free GOP
Sometime this afternoon, Rep. Jim Jordan (R–Ohio) might be elected the next Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Or he might not. Honestly, it's impossible to tell right now. If he does—and, actually, even if he doesn't—it will be a fitting culmination for the current era of conservative politics in Washington: An era defined not by lawmakers with big ideas and impressive policy
ReasonOct 17 2023
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'Drag the GOP down': Insider says Democrats secretly hope Jim Jordan becomes speaker
Democrats are secretly hoping Republicans elect Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) as House speaker, according to a report. The House will vote Tuesday afternoon on whether the hardline conservative will preside over the House and, while no Democrats are expected to vote in favor of the Ohio Republican, many see political upside to him winning the gavel, . “The choice of Jordan as their next speaker shows
Raw StoryOct 17 2023
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Jim Jordan stares down GOP lawmakers in House speaker’s vote
The House is set to gavel in to elect a new speaker Tuesday as the Republican nominee, Rep. Jim Jordan, tried to convince GOP holdouts to save his bid for the gavel. Mr. Jordan, 59, a conservative firebrand and chairman of the Judiciary Committee, hoped to win on the first round of voting slated for early afternoon, but he appeared to lack enough support from his party. Mr. Jordan needs the
Washington TimesOct 20 2023
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Trump seeks stay of gag order in Jan. 6 case
Former President Trump’s legal team asked a judge Friday to pause her gag order limiting his speech in the election interference case while he appeals the decision. “The Gag Order violates virtually every fundamental principle of our First Amendment jurisprudence. It imposes an overbroad, content-based prior restraint on the leading Presidential candidate’s core political speech,” Trump’s
The HillOct 18 2023
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Republican sets low bar for next House speaker. Jim Jordan trips on it
Republican Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado has been critical of Rep. Jim Jordan, and was one of 20 Republicans not to vote for Jordan to be speaker during Tuesday’s vote. On Wednesday, Buck was interviewed by CNN’s Jake Tapper, who pointed out that Buck has said he wants the next speaker to be someone who does not deny the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election. Buck agreed with Tapper’s
Daily KosOct 18 2023
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Jim Jordan Loses Speaker Vote After 22 GOP Reps Vote Against Him - Here Are Their Names
Chaos, confusion, and, perhaps most importantly of all, discord continued to reign supreme as the House of Representatives futilely tried to elect a new Speaker of the House. And exacerbating matters, Rep. Jim Jordan — the current frontrunner to take the speaker’s gavel from the since-removed Kevin McCarthy — is actually losing votes on the House floor. Even McCarthy’s contentious floor vote
Western JournalOct 18 2023
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Jim Jordan Loses Ground In Second House Speaker Vote Loss
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) lost a second ballot for House speaker, getting one less vote than he did in the first round. A total of 199 members voted for Jordan on Wednesday after he got 200 the day before. Republican defectors, numbering 22 this time around, voted for other people in the GOP. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who is the nominee for the Democrats, got 212 votes. Because no
The Daily WireOct 18 2023
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Jordan loses second ballot for speaker, lawmakers mull bipartisan deal to elevate Patrick McHenry
House Republicans again failed to elect a speaker on Wednesday, leaving lawmakers scrambling to fill the chair now vacant entering a third week. Rep. Jim Jordan, the conservative spending hawk from Ohio, could not garner 217 votes, a simple majority that would have required the support of all but four GOP lawmakers. Lawmakers could vote as soon as today on a measure to temporarily fill the
Washington TimesAug 17 2023
Fact Check
Biden tells three false personal anecdotes in economic speech
President Joe Biden made three false claims about his own past in a Tuesday speech in Milwaukee.
The speech was focused on the economy and the Inflation Reduction Act the president signed into law one year ago Wednesday, and his economic claims in the prepared address were almost entirely accurate. But he also peppered in three false personal anecdotes, including two that have
CNN Fact CheckOct 18 2023
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Pence to Newsmax: Let Voters, Not Courts, Decide Trump's Fate
Republican presidential candidate Mike Pence said it should be up to voters to decide former President Donald Trump's fate regarding his alleged involvement in trying to subvert the 2020 election results and not government prosecutors.
During a Newsmax town hall in Iowa on Tuesday night, Pence, who was vice president under Trump, told co-host Rob Schmitt that Jan. 6, 2021, when he
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