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[The McHenry Option cometh, if so. Democrats will likely cooperate with that; Jeffries hinted as much yesterday as well as today. Axios had reported this morning that the threats and intimidation coming from Jordan’s supporters had alienated more Republicans and that a third vote would prove embarrassing for Jordan. It looks as though Jordan got the message. This will give him some time to

WASHINGTON – Rep. Jim Jordan’s speakership hopes are hanging by a thread as the House prepares to convene again Thursday at noon eastern. The conservative firebrand from Ohio has gone 0-for-2 on floor votes this week, with his tally moving further from the magic number on the second try and likely to erode more on the next try. There’s no rule requiring him to step aside to let someone else

Polls are now closed in Louisiana, where voters are choosing candidates in races for statewide office and the legislature, with the contest for governor headlining the day. Under the state’s all-party primary system, candidates must take a majority of the vote in order to avoid a runoff, which would take place between the top-two vote-getters on Nov. 18, if necessary.

On Wednesday, a slim majority of Republicans voted for Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) to become McCarthy’s replacement. Scalise prevailed by a vote of 113 to 99 over Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), but Scalise needs 217 votes to become speaker and seems to be nowhere close to that amount of support from the 221 Republicans currently serving in the House. “The world’s on fire. Our adversaries are