Tag Archives: Jim Jordan

CBS News reports: As the second round of voting began Wednesday afternoon, Jordan began to see more Republican defections. Rep. Vern Buchanan of Florida became the first initial Jordan voter to switch loyalties, casting his vote for fellow Floridian, Rep. Byron Donalds. Rep. Drew Ferguson of Georgia, who initially voted for Jordan, followed, casting his vote for Majority Leader Steve …

NBC News reports: The House is scheduled to take a second vote on Rep. Jim Jordan’s nomination for speaker at 11 a.m. after the Ohio Republican fell short on the first round of voting Tuesday. Jordan was nominated last week after House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., withdrew from the race. Jordan will likely need the support of 217 of …

Politico reports: As the GOP has drifted steadily right, their ranks have steadily thinned and their crucial role in making Congress work has become increasingly threatened. Being called a “moderate” these days isn’t even really ideological — it’s about keeping your head down, building the relationships and making the compromises that have kept American democracy on track for 247 years. …

“The funny thing is that when people always call Jim Jordan a fighter, and I always wonder who he’s fighting for, because he had a real opportunity to fight for us and the people that he coached and the people that he recruited at the Ohio State, and all he’s done is turn his back on us, so I don’t …

” I hope we don’t have to go through 15 [rounds] again. That would be painful, but Republicans are making it painful on themselves. I know people want me to give out the phone number. We’ll put it up on Hannity.com as a public service. “The only thing I ask people is when you make your phone call — and …

Mediaite reports: The wife of Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) reportedly received anonymous text messages and emails warning her husband to back Rep. Jim Jordan’s (R-OH) House speakership campaign ahead of Tuesday’s vote. “Why is your husband causing chaos by not supporting Jim Jordan? I thought he was a team player,” read one text, to which Bacon’s wife responded, “Who is …

“As you know, many people have now supported him, who 24 hours ago they were supporting somebody else. There seems to be great unification. I think Jim Jordan will be a great speaker. I think he’s going to have the vote soon. He’s a fantastic young man. He’s pretty young still and very strong. He has very proper opinions about …

The Washington Post reports: Rather than risk coming up short a second time in one day, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has said the House will vote again at 11 a.m. Wednesday. That will presumably give Jordan and his allies more time to try to win over enough holdouts to clinch the speakership. Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.), who earlier on Tuesday …

The New York Post reports: Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Oh.) fell short of the number of votes needed to succeed ousted Kevin McCarthy as the next Speaker of the House, on the first ballot. The night before Tuesday’s vote, several Republican lawmakers emerged from a House GOP conference meeting saying that they won’t vote for Jordan, 59. Jordan, however, came out …

The Washington Post reports: The House is expected to vote Tuesday afternoon on whether to make Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) its next speaker. Jordan, a conservative firebrand who is allied with former president Donald Trump, was chosen by fellow Republicans on Friday to lead the House but must win a majority in the full chamber to take the gavel. Jordan, …

The right wing Daily Caller reports: Conservative donors are pledging to withhold funding from Republican House members who refuse to support House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan for Speaker, the Daily Caller has learned. GOP donors are telling the Caller they will be withholding their donations to anyone who does not end up supporting Jordan in the vote. “Donors are extremely …

Mediaite reports: Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) will soon face a Congressional vote that could make him second in line to the presidency as Speaker of the House. He is unwilling, however, to admit that former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 vote in a free and fair election. CNN’s Manu Raju caught up with Jordan just an hour before the …

NBC News reports: Democrats are already crafting a strategy to use Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, as a political weapon against Republicans in the next election if he becomes the next House speaker. In a memo to House Democrats, first shared with NBC News, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee urged party members and candidates to portray the entire GOP as beholden …

The Hill reports: A left-leaning watchdog group released an ad Monday targeting Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and supporters of his Speakership bid for Jordan’s role in former President Trump’s attempts to stay in power after the 2020 election and for Jordan’s connection to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. The ad, released on Monday by the Congressional Integrity Project, …

The Independent reports: Even as the tide is beginning to turn for Rep Jim Jordan and his initially uphill climb to become speaker of the House, a number of GOP members still say that he’s going to struggle to get the votes he needs – 217 – on the floor of the chamber where a vote is expected at noon …

“Why is it a shock to certain lawmakers and members of the media mob, all of you out there, that yours truly, a member of the press, is daring to ask elected representatives, the so-called public servants in this country, if and when they plan to wrap up the speaker battle and reopen the people’s house amid growing chaos both …

The Hill reports: Opposition to House GOP Speaker nominee Rep. Jim Jordan (Ohio) is crumbling as Republicans return to Washington for a House vote to try to officially elect him. Four key lawmakers who signaled opposition to Jordan last week fell like a set of dominoes Monday, giving the Ohio Republican a significant boost ahead of an expected floor vote …

Mediaite reports: Fox News host Sean Hannity isn’t shy about voicing his opinion on his eponymous evening show Hannity, but multiple media outlets are reporting that he isn’t just sharing his views about House Republicans’ ongoing struggle to elect a Speaker — he’s actively working behind the scenes to nudge them along. As first reported by Axios’ Capitol Hill reporter …

Politico reports: A faction of Republicans that strongly opposes Jim Jordan is vowing he’ll have a challenger during the House floor speakership vote on Tuesday, according to two House Republicans familiar with the planning. While they have not yet nailed down a specific name, they believe the person they ultimately land on will not only be able block Jordan from …

The Guardian reports: Top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries confirmed Sunday that “informal conversations have been underway” for a bipartisan solution to the leadership crisis in the US House of Representatives. Jeffries declined to say if he would allow Democrat representatives to vote for a Republican speaker as a way of ushering one into power, given the apparent inability of any …