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WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Rep. Jim Jordan’s bid to become Speaker of the House faced a new obstacle after news spread that he had accidentally locked himself in his congressional bathroom. The Ohio congressman, who had been expected to meet with holdouts opposing his candidacy, was missing for hours before aides noticed a desperate bellowing sound from inside his office’s water closet. Jordan’s inability to engineer an exit from his own restroom raised fresh questions about his fitness to be Speaker, with some questioning whether he should be trusted with a...

The House is set to hold a vote this week to elect a new speaker with the chamber at a standstill since Kevin McCarthy’s removal two weeks ago. But the path forward remains tenuous as deep divisions within the GOP have come to a head. Rep. Jim Jordan received his party’s nomination for speaker on Friday, becoming the second nominee after Majority Leader Steve Scalise abruptly abandoned his bid for the role a day earlier. But Jordan’s grasp of the gavel is not guaranteed. The Ohio Republican fell more than...

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, a Republican who had threatened to cut a deal with Democrats to elect a speaker, announced Monday he’ll instead back the lead GOP contender, Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio. Mr. Rogers, of Alabama, had been opposed to Mr. Jordan but posted on social media Monday that after two “cordial, thoughtful and productive conversations” with Mr. Jordan over the weekend, he changed his mind. The switch also follows considerable backlash aimed at Mr. Rogers over his public threat to work with Democrats...

Following Rep. Jim Jordan's (R-OH) nomination for the speakership by the House Republican Conference, Democrats immediately slammed the potential of his election to the post. The swift denunciation of Jordan's potential to become House speaker is further evidence of the House Democrats' united front against the fractured House GOP. BIDEN CLOSED Q3 WITH MORE CASH ON HAND THAN ENTIRE GOP FIELD “House Republicans have selected as their nominee to be the speaker of the people’s House the chairman of the chaos caucus,” said Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) after Jordan's...

He waged a surprise campaign for House speaker, rising up to challenge U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, the conservative firebrand from Ohio. The results of the speaker election, although unsuccessful for Scott, were considered impressive by many insiders. The Tifton Republican received support from 81 fellow House Republicans in the secret ballot vote compared to Jordan’s 124. That’s far from a blowout for Jordan, especially considering Scott had about an hour to prepare for the question-and-answer candidate session that preceded the balloting and little time to whip votes in his favor....

Members of the House of Representatives will return to work Monday with the chamber still seeking a speaker. Rep Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, won the House Republican conference nomination for speaker on Friday. However, he remained short of the 217 votes needed to secure the gavel. A staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, Jordan was aiming to hold a Tuesday floor vote on his nomination, Fox Digital reported. Reuters reported that Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., the No. 2 Democrat in the House, said Sunday that the House will vote to...

A notice sent out by House Majority Whip Tom Emmer's (R-MN) office told House Republicans to expect the first floor votes of the week on Tuesday, Oct. 17. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and his allies have been pushing for the Tuesday floor vote to give the GOP speaker nominee time to meet with holdouts on Monday. A separate notice sent out by House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) on Sunday afternoon told members to expect a floor vote on the next speaker on Tuesday at 12 p.m....

House Republicans will hold a floor vote to try and pick a new speaker on Tuesday -- exactly two weeks after a small group of their members joined the Democratic minority in deposing the chamber's previous leader, Kevin McCarthy. Since McCarthy's historic ouster, the House has been in unprecedented limbo, paralyzing half of Congress. While an interim speaker pro tempore, Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., has been named, Republicans have been unable to agree on a replacement for McCarthy. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise initially won a private ballot among the...

Republicans are planning to vote to elect the next speaker of the House on Tuesday, after ousting Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) two weeks earlier, even as the GOP nominee Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) faces dozens of possible defections. House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark put out a release Sunday saying Republicans are planning to vote on a speaker Tuesday at noon—exactly two weeks after a small group of hardline GOP House members voted to oust McCarthy after he teamed up with Democrats to pass a spending plan and avert a government...

Rep. Jim Jordan's bid to be the next House speaker after the ouster Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is running into a considerable amount of resistance from his GOP caucus, so allies of the Ohio Republican are reportedly According to a report from the New York Times, Republican House members who are balking at falling in line are being threatened with retribution and are already on the receiving end of harassment being fostered by supporters of Jordan. With one ally admitting the Jordan camp that he didn't get close to the...