Tag Archives: Jim Jordan

House GOP Holds Another Secret Ballot For Speaker

The Washington Post reports: House Republicans are preparing Friday afternoon to hold a closed-door vote between two nominees for speaker: Reps. Jim Jordan (Ohio) and Austin Scott (Ga.). The conference is scrambling to find a nominee after Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) dropped out of the race Thursday night as he struggled to round up the necessary 217 votes to …

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GOP Rep. Austin Scott Launches Bid For Speaker

Roll Call reports: Georgia Rep. Austin Scott said Friday he will run for speaker, making it at least a two-person race. Scott will make his case to fellow House Republicans during a candidate forum at 1 p.m. on Friday, hours after Republicans rejected proposed rule changes for how to elect a speaker nominee. Scott, who is in his seventh term, …

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Jim Jordan Is Running Again For House Speaker

The Hill reports: House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) will again run for Speaker, after narrowly losing the nomination to Majority Leader Steve Scalise just days ago. House Republicans are gathering now, after a rollercoaster week. Scalise (R-La.) bowed out late Thursday when it became apparent he would not garner the 217 votes needed to earn the gavel. Internal division …

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Georgia DA Accuses “Ignorant” Jordan Of Obstruction

The Huffington Post reports: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis once again shot down House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Wednesday, calling his ongoing attempts to wade into the prosecution of former President Donald Trump “ignorant,” “troubling” and an abuse of power. “A charitable explanation of your correspondence is that you are ignorant of the United States and …

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Full House Will Not Vote For New Speaker Today

CNN reports: The House of Representatives will not vote on a new speaker today, just hours after Republicans voted behind closed doors to select Rep. Steve Scalise as their nominee for speaker. The final vote tally was 113 for Scalise and 99 for Rep. Jim Jordan. The vote came after the conference rejected a proposal to raise the threshold required …

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BREAKING: Scalise Wins Secret Ballot For Speaker

NBC News reports: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise has won the Republican nomination to be speaker, Rep. Darrell Issa said as he left the room. The vote was 113-99, Issa said. There was a burst of applause heard inside the meeting room just now. Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, says he’s not sure Republicans will unify behind their speaker nominee, or …

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GOP Reps Predict Gridlock In Speaker Secret Ballot

Axios reports: Multiple members emerged from the House GOP’s speaker forum on Tuesday saying they don’t see either candidate being any closer to having the votes needed to secure the gavel on the floor. “No one is close to 217,” Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) said after Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La) and Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) pitched members on …

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Former OSU Wrestlers: Don’t Make Jordan Speaker

NBC News reports: Four of the former Ohio State University wrestlers who have accused Rep. Jim Jordan of failing to protect them from a sexual predator when he was the team’s assistant coach in the 1980s and ’90s said Tuesday he has no business being the next speaker of the House. “Do you really want a guy in that job …

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GOP Meeting Yields No Clear Choice For Speaker

Politico reports: House Republicans huddled Monday for an emotional venting session over the party’s leadership crisis. But two days before a planned vote, they appear nowhere near uniting behind a new speaker. Multiple GOP lawmakers described it as a mostly civil, yet cathartic, meeting ahead of an intense week in which House Republicans are slated to crown their next GOP …

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Mace: I’m Unaware Of Sexual Abuse Coverup By Jordan

CBS News reports: Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) announced on Sunday that she intends to support Rep. Jim Jordan’s (R-Ohio) bid for Speaker, following her vote last Tuesday to remove former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from his post. “I will tell you today, I am going to be supporting Jim Jordan for speaker for a number of reasons,” Mace said in …

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Trump Endorses Jim Jordan For House Speaker

The Washington Post reports: Former president Donald Trump is throwing his support behind Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) to become House speaker after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was ousted in a rebellion by far-right Republicans. In an early-morning post Friday on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said Jordan had his “complete” and “total” endorsement. “He will be a GREAT …

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Jordan Pushes Back On GOP Calls To Oust Gaetz

NBC News reports: Rep. Jim Jordan said Thursday that he has spoken about his bid to be the next speaker with Donald Trump and that he would not support ousting Rep. Matt Gaetz from the Republican caucus even amid anger by some lawmakers after he led Kevin McCarthy’s removal. “I don’t think that’s warranted,” Jordan said. “We’ve got a four-seat …

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Hannity Endorses Jordan To Be Next House Speaker

“I’ve hit the reset. That’s all there is to it. Things are what they are. And yesterday come and yesterday’s gone. If this goes on for a long period of time, this is, you know, this this could turn into a political disaster for Republicans. “They need to get moving and get moving quick. Now, I know there’s been some …

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Rep. Steve Scalise Announces Bid For House Speaker

NBC News reports: Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who became a national figure after he survived a brutal assassination attempt during a congressional baseball practice, announced Wednesday he will seek to be the next House speaker. On Wednesday morning, he was making calls seeking to shore up support for a bid to succeed ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy, according to two lawmakers …

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Jim Jordan Confirms That He’ll Run For House Speaker

CNN reports: Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio on Wednesday became the first Republican to publicly say he’ll run to be the next House speaker, aiming to replace Kevin McCarthy, who was ousted Tuesday. Jordan replied “yes,” when asked if he is running for speaker and said he had just talked to House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, the No. 2 Republican, …

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How The GOP Is Stifling Misinformation Research

The Washington Post reports: Academics, universities and government agencies are overhauling or ending research programs designed to counter the spread of online misinformation amid a legal campaign from conservative politicians and activists who accuse them of colluding with tech companies to censor right-wing views. The escalating campaign — led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and other Republicans in Congress and …

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Jordan Demands DOJ’s Docs On Mar-A-Lago Defendant

The Hill reports: House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Thursday asked special counsel Jack Smith to turn over information relating to attorney Stanley Woodward, who has represented numerous Mar-a-Lago employees in dealings with prosecutors. Woodward is in the midst of a battle with the Justice Department as it seeks a so-called Garcia hearing to review potential conflicts as Woodward …

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Fani Willis To Jim Jordan: You Are “Illegally Interfering”

The Hill reports: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) penned a scathing letter to House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) after he asked her to turn over all documents related to her prosecution of former President Trump and 18 others on charges related to election interference. The nine-page letter at turns accuses Jordan of “offend[ing]” Constitutional principals with “your …

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GOP Lawsuit Could Upend Campaign Finance Laws

Politico reports: Republicans have waged a decades-long battle to blow up the campaign-finance laws that rein in big-money spending. Now, they are making a play that could end in their biggest victory since the Citizens United ruling in 2010. The GOP is growing increasingly optimistic about their prospects in a little-noticed lawsuit that would allow official party committees and candidates …

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Jordan Launches Probe Into GA Trump Prosecution

The Hill reports: House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) fired off a sweeping request for documents dealing with former President Trump’s prosecution for election interference in Georgia, asking Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) to turn over all records relating to the case. Sent just hours before Trump is expected to surrender at the Fulton County Jail, the letter …

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