Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the Republican nominee for House speaker, has kept hemorrhaging votes, leaving Republicans deadlocked.
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Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) lost the third round of the House speaker election Friday, shedding three additional votes hours after he suggested the House would press forward with the contest through the weekend until a speaker is chosen.Key Facts
Jordan received 194 votes Friday, while all 210 Democrats present voted for Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and a slew of other candidates received 25 votes.
Jordan did not manage to flip any votes Friday, and three Republicans who voted for him previously—Reps. Marc Molinaro (N.Y.), Tom Kean (N.J.) and Kevin Fitzpatrick (Pa.
