Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said in an interview airing Sunday that he had no one in particular to single out when it comes to any Republican in the House who could lead the conference as it struggles to elect its next Speaker. McConnell told CBS “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan that he […]

The new nominee will be the third in as many weeks after Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) withdrew his Speaker bid before Jordan.

The Republican conference on Friday voted to no longer back House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as its Speaker nominee. The secret ballot vote came hours after Jordan’s third failed ballot on the House floor. He had lost GOP support with each successive vote. Friday marks the latest drama in the more than two-week saga […]

House Republicans are looking for a reset after Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) once again fell short of the Speakership Friday, continuing the two-week-long stalemate that has plunged the chamber into chaos. Following Jordan’s third failed attempt at the gavel, the GOP conference voted to no longer back the Ohio Republican for Speaker in a secret […]