Jim Jordan's Speaker Bid Falters as Republican Support Wanes
TL;DR
Rep. Jim Jordan failed to secure the position of House speaker on the third ballot, despite his earlier pledge to continue fighting for the role. Jordan had offered to support temporarily expanding the powers of interim speaker Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, but the plan fell apart during a contentious meeting of the GOP conference.
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