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    House Republicans reject Rep. Jim Jordan for speaker of the House, again

    The House of Representatives remains paralyzed as House Republicans again struggle to agree on any member to serve as speaker.
    by Deirdre Walsh Oct 18, 2023 4 minutes
    Updated October 18, 2023 at 3:03 PM ET

    House Republicans once again voted to reject the nomination of Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to be the next speaker of the House.

    Jordan lost a second vote in as many days as opposition to his nomination grew from 20 GOP defections to 22. It is unclear how Republicans will proceed as the House remains unable to conduct any business without an elected speaker. No more votes are scheduled for Wednesday, leaving the vacancy to drag on for yet another day.

    The loss comes after Jordan spent the past 24 hours working behind closed doors to woo skeptics.

    "We're working on it," Jordan told reporters ahead

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