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Laura Litvan

Washington, D.C.
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Veteran reporter who covered Congress and national politics. Formerly @business, @IBDinvestors. Opinions are my own.

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GOP Delays Speaker Vote as Jim Jordan Struggles to Gain Support

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By Laura Litvan, Billy House Verified, Erik Wasson Verified, Byron Donalds
| Bloomberg Law Verified
Republican Jim Jordan’s hardball tactics cost him votes Tuesday in his campaign to be US House speaker, dragging out efforts to fill a congressional leadership vacuum into a third week. Twenty GOP holdouts withheld support from the ultra-conservative backed by former President Donald Trumpon an initial ballot Tuesday. Republicans later postponed any more speaker votes until Wednesday at 11 a.m., a sign he wasn’t able to demonstrate momentum. The House has been paralyzed since the Oct.
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Jordan Loses Initial US House Speaker Vote, Likely Stays in Race

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By Laura Litvan
| ndtvprofit.com
Republican Jim Jordan failed on the first ballot to win the US House speakership as a group of holdouts delivered a jarring rebuke to the conservative hardliner backed by former President Donald Trump. Twenty Republicans voted for someone other than Jordan, pushing the chamber into more chaos, with lawmakers unable to conduct any business since House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s Oct. 3 ouster despite an impending government shutdown next month and an escalating war in the Middle East.
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Republican Jim Jordan Suffers Rebuff in US House as Speaker Contest Draws Out

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By Laura Litvan, Billy House Verified, Erik Wasson Verified
| Bloomberg News Verified
Republican Jim Jordan failed on the first ballot to win the US House speakership as a group of holdouts delivered a jarring rebuke to the conservative hardliner backed by former President Donald Trump.
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