Jim Jordan dropped as speaker nominee by House Republicans, who plan for new pick next week

Jim Jordan dropped as speaker nominee by House Republicans, who plan for new pick next week

House Republicans voted Friday in a secret ballot against keeping Rep. Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, and they planned to determine a new nominee next week.

The Ohio congressman had been facing resistance in his bid to become speaker, with the number of fellow Republicans voting against him rising to 25 in a third round of voting Friday on the House floor, up from 22 in a prior ballot. 

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