Jim Jordan fails to get enough votes for speaker in GOP-led House

Rep. Jim Jordan failed to receive a majority vote by the GOP-led House, with 20 Republicans voting against his nomination for speaker. shorturl.at/iqvCX
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House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, lost the first round of voting to choose a new speaker of the House, leaving the lower chamber in disarray.
House Republicans nominated Jordan to the speakership last week. But his chances of earning 217 votes - the magic number needed to become speaker - appeared to get murkier after 20 of his fellow Republicans voted against him Tuesday afternoon.
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