Opinion: Jim Jordan should never be House speaker. Here's why
1 year, 2 months ago

Opinion: Jim Jordan should never be House speaker. Here's why

LA Times  

When House Republicans in January chose Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker, that was bad enough: The highest ranking official under the Capitol dome was someone who’d been complicit in then-President Trump’s stoking the worst attack on that very building since its burning by the British in 1814. But what could be ahead is more egregious: If Republicans choose Jordan over the other speaker candidate, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, the person second in line to the presidency would be a guy who actively sought to overturn a presidential election that even Trump administration officials deemed “the most secure in American history.” Two days after the 2020 election, Jordan starred at a “Stop the Steal” rally at the Capitol in Pennsylvania, one of the pro-Biden states central to coup plotters’ scheming. Jordan attended a pivotal White House planning meeting on Dec. 21, and that month Trump cited the “fighter” Jordan’s support in haranguing Justice Department leaders to back the false voting fraud allegations. As former Rep. Liz Cheney, the Republican vice chair of the Jan. 6 committee, told a Minneapolis audience last Thursday: “Jim Jordan knew more about what Donald Trump had planned for Jan. 6 than any other member of the House of Representatives.” Politics Manhattan D.A. However, to avoid a repeat of the party’s embarrassment in January, when it took 15 ballots to select McCarthy, Republicans say they won’t hold a full House vote until they’re sure that Jordan, Scalise or someone else — on Monday, McCarthy said he’d be open to being recycled as speaker — has the necessary majority to win.

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Speaker Mike Johnson demands GOP colleagues stop cyberbullying him: report
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Speaker Mike Johnson demands GOP colleagues stop cyberbullying him: report

Raw Story  

House Speaker Mike Johnson is apparently unhappy about being cyberbullied by Republican colleagues. Axios reports that Johnson, in a closed-door meeting on Wednesday, demanded that House Republicans should "stop criticizing him and his budget negotiations on social media." Rep. Warren Davidson, meanwhile, openly fumed to reporters about Johnson's performance as House speaker ever since he replaced former Speaker Kevin McCarthy …

Jim Jordan seen 'going at it' with Mike Johnson during tense GOP meeting: reporter
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Jim Jordan seen 'going at it' with Mike Johnson during tense GOP meeting: reporter

Raw Story  

It hasn't taken long for anger and recriminations to break out within the House Republican conference. According to Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman, Rep. Jim Jordan on Wednesday was "going at it" with Speaker Mike Johnson over the deal he cut with the Democratic-led Senate to keep the government funded. According to Sherman, Jordan said that, "Republicans shouldn’t have agreed to …

House GOP chooses a fourth speaker nominee in effort to break chaos
1 year, 1 month ago

House GOP chooses a fourth speaker nominee in effort to break chaos

Raw Story  

House Republicans took a vote to have Rep. Mike Johnson become the next speaker of the House of Representatives after multiple candidates tried and failed to secure the job. Johnson, who serves as vice chair of the House Republican Conference, was showered with praise by the president of the conference Rep. Elise Stefanik. The specter of formally filling the vacancy …

Opinion: House GOP needs political maturity. What are the chances?
1 year, 2 months ago

Opinion: House GOP needs political maturity. What are the chances?

LA Times  

Rep. Jim Jordan leaves after meeting Friday with reporters about his struggle to become speaker of the House. At a time of international and domestic turmoil, with an unpopular incumbent Democratic president languishing in the polls, and the Republican presidential primary dominated by a many times-indicted election denier, it doesn’t take a Solon to realize it would be a good …

Opinion: Has the Republican Party grown so anti-government that it cannot govern at all?
1 year, 2 months ago

Opinion: Has the Republican Party grown so anti-government that it cannot govern at all?

LA Times  

Nothing I could write here about House Republicans and the cannibalism that has paralyzed Congress, amid international crises and the threat of a government shutdown, could be worse than what the Republicans are saying about themselves, and to one another, as they head into a third week divided over who should be the House speaker. All because a minority of …

California Republicans in swing districts backed Trump ally Jordan for speaker
1 year, 2 months ago

California Republicans in swing districts backed Trump ally Jordan for speaker

LA Times  

Rep. Young Kim onstage during the Concordia annual summit on Sept. 18 in New York City. But all five California Republicans from districts President Biden won in 2020 — Young Kim of La Habra, David Valadao of Hanford, Mike Garcia of Santa Clarita, Michelle Steel of Seal Beach and John Duarte of Modesto — stood firmly behind Jordan throughout his …

Expert on Congress maps out what’s next after Jim Jordan speaker fiasco
1 year, 2 months ago

Expert on Congress maps out what’s next after Jim Jordan speaker fiasco

Raw Story  

I have to admit. For a minute there, it looked like Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan had built up enough momentum over the weekend to become the next House speaker. My best guess from the very beginning of all this is that the House would have to figure out some way to do business under McHenry, either by making him speaker …

Republicans are facing death threats as the election for speaker gets mired in personal feuds
1 year, 2 months ago

Republicans are facing death threats as the election for speaker gets mired in personal feuds

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — It was the thing that was supposed to make Rep. Jim Jordan the 56th speaker of the House. “Bullying don’t work,” said Rep. Don Bacon, a Republican centrist who has led the opposition to Jordan’s nomination. After Rep. Drew Ferguson’s family started receiving death threats for his vote against Jordan, the Georgia Republican said in a statement that …

House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, stumbling back to square one
1 year, 2 months ago

House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, stumbling back to square one

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republicans abruptly dropped Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday as their nominee for House speaker, making the decision during a closed-door session after the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump failed badly on a third ballot for the gavel. Afterward, Jordan said simply of his colleagues, “We put the question to them, they made a different decision.” The hard-charging Judiciary …

Jordan out of speaker race; as new candidates line up, GOP ‘in a very bad position,’ McCarthy warns
1 year, 2 months ago

Jordan out of speaker race; as new candidates line up, GOP ‘in a very bad position,’ McCarthy warns

LA Times  

Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan ended his campaign for speaker Friday after he failed for the third time to secure a majority on the House floor and his Republican colleagues voted, by secret ballot, that he should not press on. Both Jordan, the chair of the powerful House Judiciary Committee and former President Trump’s pick for speaker, and Louisiana Rep. Steve …

Jordan is no longer nominee for House speaker after a secret vote
1 year, 2 months ago

Jordan is no longer nominee for House speaker after a secret vote

NPR  

Jordan is no longer nominee for House speaker after a secret vote Enlarge this image toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, has lost a secret vote to remain his party's nominee for House speaker, several Republican lawmakers told reporters. The secret ballot came after House Republicans rejected Jordan's bid on the …

Chris Christie's graceful pirouette on Jim Jordan
1 year, 2 months ago

Chris Christie's graceful pirouette on Jim Jordan

Raw Story  

As a large guy myself, I really appreciate other guys who are on the larger size but are nimble on their feet. Chris Christie’s graceful pirouette from the position he took early in the morning on MSNBC’s Morning Joe that he wasn’t going to weigh in on the Rep. Jim Jordan’s candidacy for House speaker to a position he took …

GOP’s Jordan says he’s still running for House gavel, but plan for a temporary speaker falls flat
1 year, 2 months ago

GOP’s Jordan says he’s still running for House gavel, but plan for a temporary speaker falls flat

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Refusing to give up, Rep. Jim Jordan told GOP colleagues Thursday he was still running for the House gavel — leaving Republicans few viable options after his hardline backers resisted a plan to expand the temporary speaker’s powers to re-open the House. The prolonged stalemate risks keeping the House intractably shut down for the foreseeable future after the …

Jim Jordan loses again as House holds second speaker vote
1 year, 2 months ago

Jim Jordan loses again as House holds second speaker vote

Raw Story  

Rep. Jim Jordan's humiliation continued Wednesday as he, once again, failed to secure the necessary votes to clinch the Speaker of the House post. Ahead of the vote, Rep. Jamie Raskin attacked Jordan as a "Confederate speaker," and challenged his ability to be in office at all. Rep. David Joyce, a member of the so-called "Problem Solver's Caucus," is expected …

House speaker live updates | Jim Jordan set to try again
1 year, 2 months ago

House speaker live updates | Jim Jordan set to try again

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The House plans to return …

GOP’s Jim Jordan fails again on vote for House speaker as frustrated Republicans search for options
1 year, 2 months ago

GOP’s Jim Jordan fails again on vote for House speaker as frustrated Republicans search for options

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Jim Jordan failed again Wednesday on a crucial second ballot to become House speaker, but the hard-fighting ally of Donald Trump showed no signs of dropping out despite losing support from even more of his GOP colleagues. “He’s going to have to call it quits.” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of N.Y., speaks to reporters on …

Jim Jordan loses second vote for House speaker, but vows to try again
1 year, 2 months ago

Jim Jordan loses second vote for House speaker, but vows to try again

LA Times  

Rep. Jim Jordan, center, talks with Rep. Kevin McCarthy and others at the Capitol on Wednesday before Jordan lost a second House vote to succeed McCarthy as speaker. All of the GOP lawmakers who voted against Jordan, a right-wing firebrand, backed more traditional Republicans, including former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana. …

US House chaos continues as Jim Jordan readies for second speaker bid
1 year, 2 months ago

US House chaos continues as Jim Jordan readies for second speaker bid

Al Jazeera  

Republican Jim Jordan is set for his second bid to be elected speaker after he fell short by 17 votes in the first round vote on Tuesday. Former House Speaker McCarthy was voted out on October 3 after angering far-right members of his own party by partnering with Democrats to pass a debt ceiling bill that narrowly averted a government …

Jim Jordan fails in second US House speaker vote
1 year, 2 months ago

Jim Jordan fails in second US House speaker vote

Al Jazeera  

Conservative Republican says he expects a third vote on his faltering bid for speaker job on Thursday. Conservative Jim Jordan has sought more time to bolster his faltering bid for the top job in the United States House of Representatives after losing a second vote, while his fellow Republicans considered a backup option for the leaderless chamber. Jordan, a member …

Congress chaos: The dysfunction is so bad that a Democrat just suggested George W. Bush be the next House speaker. Let that sink in.
1 year, 2 months ago

Congress chaos: The dysfunction is so bad that a Democrat just suggested George W. Bush be the next House speaker. Let that sink in.

Slate  

This is Totally Normal Quote of the Day, a feature highlighting a statement from the news that exemplifies just how extremely normal everything has become. Obviously, I’m not a real fan of how the Iraq war went, but I would think that any reasonable Republican would be somebody that Democrats could work with.” —Rep. Brad Sherman, Oct. 16, suggesting that …

The Wrestlers Trying to Stop Jim Jordan From Becoming House Speaker
54 years, 11 months ago

The Wrestlers Trying to Stop Jim Jordan From Becoming House Speaker

Slate  

Republican Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan is trying to become the next speaker of the House of Representatives. As Sports Illustrated’s Jon Wertheim has reported, at least 11 former wrestlers have said that Ohio State coaches, including Jordan, knew about the abuse and chose to do nothing. As I said, there’s really been a split within the Ohio State wrestling community, …

Republican Jim Jordan plots next move after losing first US House speaker vote
1 year, 2 months ago

Republican Jim Jordan plots next move after losing first US House speaker vote

Live Mint  

Combative right-wing Republican Jim Jordan failed to win a first vote on Tuesday to serve as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, but more votes were expected to follow that could wear down his opponents. "He is a patriot, an America First warrior who wins the toughest of fights," Republican Representative Elise Stefanik said as she nominated Jordan for …

Watch: Dem delivers scathing rebuke of 'insurrection inciter' Jim Jordan on House floor
1 year, 2 months ago

Watch: Dem delivers scathing rebuke of 'insurrection inciter' Jim Jordan on House floor

Raw Story  

Rep. Pete Aguilar on Tuesday ripped his Republican colleagues for nominating Rep. Jim Jordan for speaker of the House of Representatives in a scathing speech on the House floor. "A vote today to make the architect of a nationwide abortion ban, a vocal election denier, and an insurrection inciter to the speaker of this House would be a terrible message …

Jim Jordan loses first ballot in speaker race
1 year, 2 months ago

Jim Jordan loses first ballot in speaker race

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Rep. Jim Jordan was struck down in the first ballot in his bid for Speaker of the House Tuesday. The vote was split between Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Jordan, but several members had been expected to vote for former Speaker Kevin McCarthy and others. There were many strong-arm tactics used to get Jordan to the top spot, including …

'Career ending move': House Dems warn GOPers to support Jim Jordan at their own peril
1 year, 2 months ago

'Career ending move': House Dems warn GOPers to support Jim Jordan at their own peril

Raw Story  

Publicly, House Democrats have been politely urging their Republican colleagues to work together with them to find a compromise candidate to lead the House of Representatives. Axios reporter Andrew Solender has posted an internal Democratic strategy memo that outlines how the party plans to make life miserable for Republicans who pull the trigger on backing Jordan. "The is committed to …

Who is Jim Jordan? The 59-year-old Republican close to becoming the next US House Speaker
1 year, 2 months ago

Who is Jim Jordan? The 59-year-old Republican close to becoming the next US House Speaker

Hindustan Times  

Jim Jordan, the 59-year-old Republican representative from Ohio, is on the brink of becoming the next Speaker of the House. WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 16: Rep. Jim Jordan speaks briefly to reporters as he departs a House Republican Caucus at the U.S. Capitol October 16, 2023 in Washington, DC. Jordan’s unwavering loyalty was evident during the tumultuous aftermath of the …

GOP insider cries foul at Jim Jordan pressure campaign: 'Bullying tactics need to stop'
1 year, 2 months ago

GOP insider cries foul at Jim Jordan pressure campaign: 'Bullying tactics need to stop'

Raw Story  

Rep. Jim Jordan is reportedly close to securing the votes he needs to become speaker of the House of Representatives, but some of his Republican colleagues are crying foul at the hardnosed tactics Jordan has been using to secure votes. Axios reports that one unnamed House Republican has said that Jordan's allies have issued primary threats to members who do …

'A sick joke': CNN panel pummels GOP for pushing Jim Jordan as speaker
1 year, 2 months ago

'A sick joke': CNN panel pummels GOP for pushing Jim Jordan as speaker

Raw Story  

CNN's John Avlon hammered Republicans in the House of Representatives on Tuesday as they mulled handing the speaker's gavel to hardliner Rep. Jim Jordan. Avlon went on to predict major political trouble if the House GOP actually made Jordan their speaker and said that "if Republicans make this decision today because of fears that they look weak because they're divided, …

Dems 'salivating' at prospect of running against Speaker Jim Jordan
1 year, 2 months ago

Dems 'salivating' at prospect of running against Speaker Jim Jordan

Raw Story  

Republicans in the House of Representatives may elect hardliner Rep. Jim Jordan as speaker on Tuesday, and Democrats are reportedly licking their chops at the prospect of running against him. Politico reports that "Democrats are salivating over prospect of saddling vulnerable Republicans with Jordan’s record — from his history opposing abortion rights and pushing entitlement cuts to his links to …

US House Speaker position vacant for weeks, can McCarthy stage a comeback or will Jim Jordan win GOP support
1 year, 2 months ago

US House Speaker position vacant for weeks, can McCarthy stage a comeback or will Jim Jordan win GOP support

Hindustan Times  

It's a crisis US politics could have avoided. Donald Trump has endorsed Jim Jordan for US House Speaker An unprecedented vote of no-confidence was triggered by a contingent of hard-right conservatives, presumably Trump allies, that threw the House and its Republican leadership into chaos. Will Trump ally Jim Jordan win GOP support? Meanwhile Hardline conservative and a staunch Trump ally, …

Former Sen. Claire McCaskill Delivers Ominous Prediction For Rep. Jim Jordan
1 year, 2 months ago

Former Sen. Claire McCaskill Delivers Ominous Prediction For Rep. Jim Jordan

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former Sen. Claire McCaskill on Monday envisioned a short House speakership for Rep. Jim Jordan should he gain enough support to win the leadership role. McCaskill told MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace it was “astounding” that House Republicans want to elevate Jordan, who played a key role in Donald Trump’s failed efforts to overturn the 2020 election result, to …

Rep. Jim Jordan has lost the first ballot for speaker. Here’s what’s next
1 year, 2 months ago

Rep. Jim Jordan has lost the first ballot for speaker. Here’s what’s next

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Rep. Jim Jordan faced strong opposition to his House speakership bid Tuesday as 20 Republicans voted against him on a first ballot. It’s the second time this Congress that the House has faced multiple rounds of voting for speaker, following the protracted struggle in January, when Kevin McCarthy won the gavel on the 15th attempt. Jordan loses first …

Republicans reject Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on a first ballot, signaling more turmoil ahead
1 year, 2 months ago

Republicans reject Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on a first ballot, signaling more turmoil ahead

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Signaling more turmoil ahead, Republicans rejected Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on a first ballot Tuesday, as a surprising 20 holdouts denied the hard-charging ally of Donald Trump the GOP majority needed to seize the gavel. “Jim Jordan will be a great speaker,” the former president said outside a courthouse in Manhattan, where he is facing business …

Opinion: Could Jim Jordan can do anything other than tear government apart?
1 year, 2 months ago

Opinion: Could Jim Jordan can do anything other than tear government apart?

LA Times  

Rep. Jim Jordan sits between Rep. Warren Davidson, right, and a staff member during the first vote to try to elect Jordan speaker of the House. In a letter to House Republicans on Monday, he vowed to take the lead on passing “responsible legislation to fund our government and support our military.” Opinion Calmes: Jim Jordan should never be House …

Column: These California Republicans voted for Jim Jordan and against the good of the country. Remember their names
1 year, 2 months ago

Column: These California Republicans voted for Jim Jordan and against the good of the country. Remember their names

LA Times  

House members applaud Rep. Jim Jordan after the Ohio Republican voted for himself to be the next speaker. On Wednesday, California’s 12 GOP House members put tribal loyalty above the country’s best interests and heedlessly cast their votes to make Jim Jordan — election denier, Jan. 6 instigator, political pyromaniac — the next House speaker. John A. Boehner, a former …

Jim Jordan falls short in first vote for House speaker
1 year, 2 months ago

Jim Jordan falls short in first vote for House speaker

LA Times  

Rep. Jim Jordan on the House floor Tuesday after failing to win enough votes on the first ballot to be elected speaker. The House on Tuesday failed to elect Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan as its next speaker, extending the uncertainty that followed the historic ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy this month. Ahead of the floor vote, Rep. Patrick McHenry, who …

GOP’s Jim Jordan is shoring up support and peeling off detractors ahead of a House speaker vote
1 year, 2 months ago

GOP’s Jim Jordan is shoring up support and peeling off detractors ahead of a House speaker vote

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With a push by allies of Donald Trump, far-right firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan appeared Monday to be shoring up support to become U.S. House speaker, winning over reluctant Republicans who have few options left two weeks after Kevin McCarthy’s ouster. After a private late-night meeting at the Capitol turned into a venting session of angry Republicans, he acknowledged: …

Jim Jordan’s rapid rise has been cheered by Trump and the far right. Could it soon make him speaker?
1 year, 2 months ago

Jim Jordan’s rapid rise has been cheered by Trump and the far right. Could it soon make him speaker?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Rep. Jim Jordan has such a reputation as a political brawler that former House Speaker John Boehner once said he’d never met someone “who spent more time tearing things apart.” Now, nearly a decade after Boehner stepped down in the face of a conservative revolt, it is Jordan, of Ohio, who is trying to bring the Republican Party …

Fox's Sean Hannity is pressuring moderates to vote for Jim Jordan: email reveals
1 year, 2 months ago

Fox's Sean Hannity is pressuring moderates to vote for Jim Jordan: email reveals

Raw Story  

Axios reporter Juliegrace Brufke revealed Sunday evening that Rep. Jim Jordan's tactics are annoying moderates as he uses far-right allies to pressure them into electing him as House speaker. An email was given to her revealing "Stephanie" from Sean Hannity's show is emailing officials asking to confirm they are not supporting Jordan. the email says "And, if true, Hannity would …

Speaker election battle: US House to vote on Tuesday
1 year, 2 months ago

Speaker election battle: US House to vote on Tuesday

Hindustan Times  

The US House of Representatives, paralyzed for the past two weeks amid a leadership fight among Republicans, will vote Tuesday in its latest attempt to elect a speaker, members were told Sunday. Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio will again run to be US House speaker now that his fellow Republican Steve Scalise has withdrawn from the contest. After a tense …

Jim Jordan wins Republican nomination for US House Speaker, but lacks support
1 year, 2 months ago

Jim Jordan wins Republican nomination for US House Speaker, but lacks support

India Today  

Representative Jim Jordan won the Republican nomination to lead the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, but the hardline conservative appeared to be well short of the support he would need to seize the speaker's gavel. Successive closed-door votes left Jordan with the backing of a majority of House Republicans, but still shy of the 217 votes he would need …

Republicans pick Jim Jordan as nominee for House speaker, putting job within the Trump ally’s reach
1 year, 2 months ago

Republicans pick Jim Jordan as nominee for House speaker, putting job within the Trump ally’s reach

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republicans chose firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan as their new nominee for House speaker during internal voting Friday, putting the gavel within reach of the staunch ally of GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump. A groundswell of high-profile backers including Fox News’ Sean Hannity publicly pressured lawmakers to vote Jordan into the speaker’s office after the stunning ouster of Kevin …

Calmes: House Republicans should stop following Netanyahu's chaotic example
1 year, 2 months ago

Calmes: House Republicans should stop following Netanyahu's chaotic example

LA Times  

Standing united back in 2019: GOP Reps. Jim Jordan, Kevin McCarthy, Liz Cheney and Steve Scalise. On the other: House Republicans’ civil war over choosing a new speaker after last week’s mutiny against former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Given a bipartisan desire to speed U.S. aid to Israel, Republicans expressed urgency about selecting a consensus speaker to end the House’s paralysis. …

Scalise beats Trump-backed Jordan for Republican speaker nomination
1 year, 2 months ago

Scalise beats Trump-backed Jordan for Republican speaker nomination

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Majority leader Steve Scalise has defeated Ohio Rep Jim Jordan …

Republicans react as Steve Scalise beats Jim Jordan to become new House speaker
1 year, 2 months ago

Republicans react as Steve Scalise beats Jim Jordan to become new House speaker

The Independent  

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Steve Scalise is GOP nominee for Speaker — Trump loses his choice
1 year, 2 months ago

Steve Scalise is GOP nominee for Speaker — Trump loses his choice

Raw Story  

Rep. Steve Scalise will likely be the new Speaker of the House, the Daily Beast reported Wednesday. House Republicans spent most of Wednesday morning behind closed doors in the Longworth office building on Capitol Hill, debating over who should take the helm after the previous speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted. In polls, regular Republicans only support Jordan at 28 percent, …

Ex-OSU wrestlers warn Jim Jordan shouldn't be Speaker: he didn't 'stand up for his guys'
1 year, 2 months ago

Ex-OSU wrestlers warn Jim Jordan shouldn't be Speaker: he didn't 'stand up for his guys'

Raw Story  

A group of former wrestlers from Ohio State University are warning that Rep. Jim Jordan should not be made the next Speaker of the House, criticizing him for his conduct during the sexual abuse scandal when he worked as a wrestling coach at the school, NBC News reported on Tuesday. "The wrestlers’ decisions to weigh in adds a new dimension …

The sexual abuse scandal that haunts Trump’s pick for House speaker
1 year, 2 months ago

The sexual abuse scandal that haunts Trump’s pick for House speaker

LA Times  

Rep. Jim Jordan, a darling of the right, is former President Trump’s pick to replace the ousted Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House. Spokesman Russell Dye repeated Jordan’s denial in a Monday email, saying the Ohio congressman “never saw or heard of any abuse, and if he had, he would have dealt with it.” But several wrestlers Jordan coached …

Consensus remains elusive as Republicans try to elect a House speaker
1 year, 2 months ago

Consensus remains elusive as Republicans try to elect a House speaker

NPR  

Consensus remains elusive as Republicans try to elect a House speaker Enlarge this image toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images Win McNamee/Getty Images A week after Kevin McCarthy's unprecedented ouster, Republicans are slated to begin the process of choosing his replacement as speaker of the House on Wednesday. Sponsor Message "We're voting for two things at once: We're voting for a …

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