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    Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at an annual leadership meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition, October 28, 2023, in Las Vegas. © John Locher, AP

    The driving force behind Pence’s decision to suspend his campaign for president

    “It’s become clear to me: This is not my time,” Pence said at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual gathering in Las Vegas. “So after much prayer and deliberation, I have decided to suspend my campaign for president effective today.”
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    Trump ally didn’t lose a single GOP vote in securing speakership

    After 22 days and four House Republican speaker nominees, the Louisiana representative will be the new House speaker. In the 220-209 tally, all Democrats voted for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

    House Republicans applaud as Rep. Mike Johnson (R., La.) is elected the new Speaker of the House. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

    Republicans pick Mike Johnson as latest House Speaker nominee

    Republicans have picked Congressman Mike Johnson as their latest nominee for the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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    Republicans self-destruct again in US Speaker saga

    The Republican nominees for Speaker of the US House have developed the political lifespan of mayflies.

    Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Green opposed the party's latest speaker nominee / REUTERS

    Did Mitt Romney Save His Soul?

    In “Romney: A Reckoning,” we get an intimate view of a man trying to reconcile faith and politics

    Photograph by Mark Peterson / Redux

    Republicans back to square one as Speaker crisis deepens

    Republicans are back to square one. It's a game of congressional snakes and ladders, where every space on the board is a serpent.

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    Who is running for House speaker? These are the Republicans aiming for the top job after Jordan's exit

    The earliest the House could elect a new speaker is Tuesday.

    Republican Rep. Jim Jordan failed to win the vote to become House speaker on a crucial second ballot. Next steps are uncertain.

    Jim Jordan forced out of House speaker race after losing secret ballot

    epublican colleagues vote against Ohio congressman’s continued bid after his third failed attempt to corral support

    Jim Jordan at the US Capitol in Washington DC on 19 October. Photograph: José Luis Magaña/AP

    The Symbiotic, Democracy-Eroding Relationship Between Donald Trump and Jim Jordan

    Jordan is a perfect ally for Trump, and a walking embodiment of a radicalized G.O.P. That won’t change, even if his Speaker bid fails because enough Republicans from Biden-majority districts hold the line.

    If Jim Jordan were to be elected as Speaker, it would signal that the Republican Party had formally accepted its role as a mere appendage to an insurrectionary right-wing movement.Photograph by Chip Somodevilla / Getty

    Who is Patrick McHenry, Kevin McCarthy’s interim replacement as House speaker?

    Rep. Patrick T. McHenry (R-N.C.) was named speaker pro tempore after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was ousted as House speaker. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

    Jordan Won’t Force Third Vote and Endorses Empowering Temporary Speaker

    The hard-line Republican from Ohio has run headlong into opposition from a bloc of mainstream G.O.P. holdouts.

    Representative Jim Jordan was defeated again on Wednesday when the number of Republicans refusing to back him grew.Credit...Kenny Holston/The New York Times

    Jim Jordan to keep up flailing bid for US House speaker in third round of voting

    Republican infighting over speakership has left the chamber effectively shut down for more than two weeks

    The House on Wednesday failed to elect a new speaker in the second round of voting, in Washington DC on 18 October 2023. Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock

    Trump Is Winning Over Swing-State Voters Wary of Biden’s Economic Plan

    • Voters in seven states trust Trump more on economy, poll shows
    • Suburban women swing-state voters are a bright spot for Biden

    Former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at Drake Enterprises in Clinton Township, Michigan, on Sept. 27.Photographer: Emily Elconin/Bloomberg

    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.

    GETTY IMAGES | Jim Jordan (centre) was unable to rally his party behind hi

    Jordan Loses Initial US House Speaker Vote, Likely Stays in Race

    Jordan says he plans another speaker vote later Tuesday

    Jim Jordan attends the first round of voting for a new speaker of the House Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

    Jim Jordan fails to win House speaker vote on first ballot

     

    Rep. Kevin McCarthy, left, the former speaker, and Rep. Jim Jordan, lower right, the man who wants to replace him, during the first round of voting on Tuesday.Credit...Anna Rose Layden for The New York Times

    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.

    Representative Jim Jordan won his party’s nomination for the speaker post on Friday.Credit...Kenny Holston/The New York Times
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