US EditionRepublicans will try to elect Trump ally Rep. Jim Jordan as House speaker but GOP holdouts remain
- Rep. Jim Jordan's bid to become the next speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives is uncertain as he needs 217 votes in his favor, but more than four House Republicans are against him.
- Analysts are concerned about the possibility of a government shutdown if Jordan becomes speaker since he has voted against government spending bills in the past. However, the more likely outcome is that he will support an extension of the current funding.
- U.S. stocks were lower on Tuesday morning as investors evaluate geopolitical risks, third quarter earnings, and concerns about interest rate hikes.
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Republican-led US House rejects Trump ally, Jim Jordan, for speaker
WASHINGTON, Oct 18 — US lawmakers rejected hard-line conservative Jim Jordan’s bid for speaker of the House of Representatives in the first round of voting yesterday, entrenching a stalemate that has paralysed Washington for two weeks. The lower chamber of Congress has been at a standstill since Republican speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted by his own party on October 3 — unable to address a looming government shutdown or war in the Middle East. …
Republican-led US House rejects Trump ally for speaker
WASHINGTON - US lawmakers rejected hard-line conservative Jim Jordan's bid for speaker of the House of Representatives in the first round of voting Tuesday, entrenching a stalemate that has paralyzed Washington for two weeks.
Republican-led US House rejects Trump ally for speaker
US lawmakers rejected hard-line conservative Jim Jordan's bid for speaker of the House of Representatives in the first round of voting Tuesday, entrenching a stalemate that has paralyzed Washington for two weeks.
On Tuesday, U.S. lawmakers rejected the candidacy of hardline conservative Jim Jordan to become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, a two-week stalemate that has paralyzed Washington continues.
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