Jordan Fails to Win House Speaker Race in First Voting Round

The prospects that House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio, the Republicans’ nominee for speaker (see 2310130071), would prevail in his bid to lead the chamber remained in doubt Tuesday, prolonging the weekslong halt of the chamber’s agenda. Jordan got only 200 of the 220 present GOP members’ votes on the floor. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York got all 212 Democrats’ votes, and the other 20 Republicans voted for McCarthy, Majority Leader Steve Scalese of Louisiana or five other GOP members. Further voting rounds were scheduled for early evening.