
WASHINGTON, D. C. - Republicans in the House of Representatives voted behind closed doors Friday to remove conservative firebrand Jim Jordan as their speaker nominee after he couldn’t get backing from enough GOP colleagues to nail down the job. “I told the conference that it was an honor to be their speaker designee,” Jordan said after the 122-86 vote. “I thought it was important that we all we all know, get an answer to the question if they wanted me to continue in that in that role. And so, we...