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Jim Jordan to keep up flailing bid for US House speaker in third round of voting
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Jim Jordan gets fewer votes in second vote for speaker than first
It was not the day of triumph that Jim Jordan had hoped for.
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Jordan Loses Initial US House Speaker Vote, Likely Stays in Race
Jordan says he plans another speaker vote later Tuesday
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Jordan Inches Closer to Speakership, but Republican Holdouts Remain
Representative Jim Jordan won over several mainstream members of his party, but was still short of the votes needed to win the gavel.
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Trump ‘does not have the right to say and do exactly what he pleases,’ Judge Chutkan says
District Judge Tanya Chutkan, often the target of Trump’s attacks, has previously warned the former president that comments he or his attorneys make could threaten the case.
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How candidate Trump’s claims boost legal risks for defendant Trump
.“I can do whatever I want,” former president Donald Trump, who is facing four criminal trials, declared at a rally.
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House GOP picks Jim Jordan as speaker nominee amid leadership crisis
On Friday, Jordan won the speaker nomination against GOP Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia – who made a surprise last-minute bid – in a 124-81 vote.
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Steve Scalise drops out of US Speaker race
Republican Congressman Steve Scalise has dropped out of the race to become Speaker of the House just a day after his party nominated him.
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Closer to a new speaker of the House? Republicans back Steve Scalise behind closed doors
Unclear if Scalise can get the votes to win gavel
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Republicans to introduce resolution to ‘rid the House of George Santos’
New York lawmakers aim to expel the accused fraudster, who faces new charges under a superseding federal indictment
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George Santos charged with defrauding campaign donors
US prosecutors have filed an array of criminal counts against embattled Rep George Santos, accusing him of running up multiple charges on the credit cards of campaign donors.
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Trump endorses Republican speaker candidate
The former president backed Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan for the role, after volunteering to step in himself
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Apparently, Kevin McCarthy’s ouster is Putin’s fault
The first-of-a-kind dethroning of a US House speaker shows that Americans don’t want to write blank checks for Ukraine
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Interim House Speaker ordered me to give up Capitol office, Pelosi says
Nancy Pelosi has said she was ordered to leave her office in the US Capitol by the new interim House Speaker Patrick McHenry.
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Kevin McCarthy has gone. Why was he removed and who might replace him?
A search is under way for a Speaker of the House of Representatives after Republican Kevin McCarthy was unexpectedly pushed out by right-wingers in his own party.
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House Is Paralyzed, With No Speaker After McCarthy Ouster
After a historic vote to remove the speaker, lawmakers departed Washington on Tuesday night with the House of Representatives in chaos and no clear sense of who might lead it.
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US in ‘chaos’ as Speaker removed
Kevin McCarthy has been removed from his position as Speaker of the House after a historic vote, sparking political chaos in the United States.
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Kevin McCarthy Ousted as US House Speaker in Historic Vote
Speaker unable to make last-minute deal to retain the gavel
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