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    The mess in Congress, explained

    WASHINGTON — No one knows what's going to happen next on Capitol Hill — perhaps House Republicans least of all. As the House entered its 11th day without a speaker Friday afternoon, Republicans, who hold a narrow majority in the lower chamber, did not appear close to being able to elect a replacement for the ousted Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. Jim Jordan, the representative from Ohio who's former ...
    by Erin B. Logan, Los Angeles Times Oct 14, 2023 3 minutes
    Jim Jordan, R- Ohio, speaks to members of the media at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 4, 2023.

    WASHINGTON — No one knows what's going to happen next on Capitol Hill — perhaps House Republicans least of all.

    As the House entered its 11th day without a speaker Friday afternoon, Republicans, who hold a narrow majority in the lower chamber, did not appear close to being able to elect a replacement for the ousted Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.

    the representative from Ohio who's former President Donald Trump's pick for speaker, became the party's new nominee after a secret-ballot election late Friday afternoon. Jordan, a conservative firebrand, won 124 to 81 over Georgia's Rep. Austin Scott, who entered the

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