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[US] House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, falling back to square one

apnews.com House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, falling back to square one

Republicans have dropped Jim Jordan as their nominee for House speaker in a private meeting. This comes after Jordan failed Friday in a third try for the speaker's gavel.

House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, falling back to square one

Republicans dropped Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday as their nominee for House speaker, making the decision during a closed-door session after the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump failed badly on a third ballot for the gavel.

The blocked-House impasse deepening, Republicans have no realistic or workable plan to unite the fractured GOP majority, elect a new speaker and return to the work of Congress that has been languishing since hard-liners ousted Kevin McCarthy at the start of the month.

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