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Rep. Jim Jordan’s (R-OH) biggest critic has endorsed him for Speaker, and a path has emerged for Jordan to claim the gavel. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and vocal foe of the eight Republicans who voted to oust then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), had reportedly been organizing members of the Armed Services and Appropriations Committees to vote against

Though Democrats are hammering Paul Ryan as the bringer of Medicare's doom, the Republican vice presidential candidate is far more popular among seniors than he's given credit for. Same goes for women. And independents. Surveys conducted shortly before Mitt Romney's VP roll-out show Ryan actually polls fairly well among all three of these groups. And while Democrats claim to be ecstatic at

Scalise called for Republicans to meet just after noon Thursday in an attempt to address the divisions as a conference and settle any concerns that people have with him. It’s still unclear if a roll-call vote will be held on the floor at any point Thursday to try to elect a speaker. Some argue that failure to elect a speaker in another roll call vote would be counterproductive for the divided

Following the announcement that Representative Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican, was chosen on Friday as the new nominee for House speaker, former Representative Adam Kinzinger shared his reaction to it on Friday. House Republicans met Wednesday in hopes of agreeing on which person to vote for to replace California Representative Kevin McCarthy, who drew conservative revolt after working with