House speakership up in air as resistance to Jim Jordan hardens
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2023-10-18 07:22
The Trump ally postpones plans for another vote as holdouts to his bid for the speakership dig in.

Republican Jim Jordan has lost the first vote in his bid to become US House of Representatives Speaker after stiffer-than-expected opposition from members of his own party.

Despite intense lobbying, 20 Republicans refused to vote for the right-wing Ohio congressman.

The Trump ally abandoned...

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