
Rep. Jim Jordan’s (R-Ohio) 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. Even ahead of Jordan’s loss, fellow Ohio Republican Rep. David Joyce said he would introduce a resolution to formally install Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) as speaker pro temp, expanding the powers he currently has as an appointee to the role. Jordan himself lent support to taking a vote on the matter. “I think we got to decide today, are we...