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Following two failed bids for the speakership, Rep. Jim Jordan has stepped back from the race and endorsed Patrick McHenry as the Interim Speaker of the House. This decision, made after discussions with House leadership, has amplified calls to broaden the powers of the Speaker Pro Temp, a role McHenry is currently fulfilling. As the GOP conference remains divided, the House is bracing for another Speaker vote, with a resolution to increase McHenry's authority increasingly likely.
Jim Jordan CALLS OFF third speaker vote: More House chaos as top Republican says he will now back Patrick McHenry to take gavel - for now https://t.co/8eYzaHwuLl https://t.co/4KGz99n4ur
BREAKING: Jim Jordan Declines to Conduct a Third Speaker of the House Ballot Today Following a meeting with House leadership earlier this morning, @Jim_Jordan has opted to endorse Patrick McHenry as the interim speaker until January. https://t.co/VMrRVcOQwn
BREAKING: Jim Jordan is set to announce that he will not seek a third ballot in the speaker race and instead support a plan to let Acting Speaker Patrick McHenry run the House temporarily. https://t.co/PAx4foyuUc
Rep. Jim Jordan won't hold a third House speaker vote today and is leaning toward backing a resolution to expand interim Speaker Patrick McHenry's powers https://t.co/flfLZj31WL
Jim Jordan is set to announce he'll stop the balloting for speaker and seek a vote to let Patrick McHenry temporarily run the House. https://t.co/eBKgv2tgwR
Jim Jordan’s second failed speaker bid is generating more pressure for the House to take up a resolution to expand the powers of the House speaker pro temp. @RebeccaBeitsch reports: https://t.co/Q6vjbTJIyO
ICYMI: Rep. Jim Jordan’s first failed bid to secure the speakership has renewed calls for expanding the limited powers of Speaker Pro Temp Patrick McHenry. Follow live: https://t.co/CWtqDf0SnF https://t.co/TVqSnvlrTw
The House is set to hold a second vote for Speaker after Rep. Jim Jordan lost on his first attempt, while the push to expand the power of Speaker Pro Tem Patrick McHenry is heating up amid the fractured GOP conference. Follow live: https://t.co/zHdak4Ixpn https://t.co/dXcmARut7W
Rep. Jim Jordan’s first failed bid to secure the speakership has renewed calls for expanding the limited powers of Speaker Pro Temp Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.). Story: https://t.co/SmGjgwFaec by @RebeccaBeitsch
Rep. Jim Jordan’s first failed bid to secure the speakership has renewed calls for expanding the limited powers of Speaker Pro Temp Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) https://t.co/mfr0bDhTlv https://t.co/oJ8W8e7D9b