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Democrats refuse to help GOP out of House speaker mess, trashing Jim Jordan as an ‘insurrectionist’ Democrats are standing firm in their refusal to bail out the House Republican majority as it struggles to elect a new speaker 10 days after booting Rep. Kevin McCarthy. They’re also dialing up the rhetoric against the GOP’s new nominee for speaker, prominent Donald Trump ally Jim Jordan of Ohio, blasting him as an insurrectionist, election denier and extremist. “House Republicans have selected as their nominee to be the speaker of the people’s House...

Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan is likening his fellow House Republicans to the Mafia in his attempt to sway members of the GOP conference who continue to refuse to vote for him to become the next Speaker. “The principles that unite us as Republicans are far greater than the disagreements that divide us,” Jordan wrote in a “Dear Colleague” letter (below) to House Republicans on Monday. He also used the letter to attack and demean the Democratic caucus. “And the differences between us and our Democrat colleagues vastly outweigh our internal...

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, appears to be consolidating support within a very fractured Republican conference ahead of a planned vote for speaker on Tuesday. "I'm guessing he gets there tomorrow," one GOP lawmaker told Fox News Digital of Jordan's bid. Several Republican lawmakers who were critical of Jordan's campaign for the speakership last week said they would support the conservative firebrand on Monday morning after he spent the weekend trying to convince holdouts. "Too much is at stake to hand control of the House over to radical...

Jim Jordan may be well on his way to becoming the next speaker of the House of Representatives, according to unofficial tallies by one congressional observer. Jake Sherman, founder of Punchbowl News, has been posting and re-posting statements of support from House members as he uncovers them, leading him to conclude early Monday afternoon that, despite what some Democratic House members might prefer to believe, the next speaker is likely to be the Republican from Ohio. Sherman reported on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, that Jordan...

Rep. Jim Jordan Monday was battling to win the House Speaker’s gavel as dozens of Republican holdouts were said to be ready to block his bid. The fire-breathing right-winger can likely afford to lose no more than four GOP votes on the House floor if as expected he pushes for a vote as early as Tuesday, meaning he still has plenty of convincing to do. “We will go to the floor (Tuesday),” Jordan said. “It’s not about pressuring anybody. It’s just about, we’ve got to have a Speaker.” But there...

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) earned the support of a few more key holdouts opposing his bid to become Speaker of the House, including Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and Mike Rogers (R-AL). Their decision to throw their support behind Jordan is a hopeful sign for those who want the House to be running on all cylinders as the deadline for a government shutdown again draws nearer and action to support Israel against Iran-backed terrorists becomes more critical. In a Dear Colleague letter sent to his fellow lawmakers on Monday,...

EXCLUSIVE — House Democrats are seeking to put vulnerable Republicans in the hot seat ahead of House speakership elections on Tuesday by launching a robocall campaign urging voters to contact their representatives to vote against Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) on the floor. House Majority Forward launched the campaign on Monday targeting 11 districts that are deemed to be some of the most competitive races in the 2024 election cycle. HMF is the nonprofit arm of the House Majority PAC, the Democrats’ main fundraising arm that is tasked with...

Now that he’s gaining momentum in his bid for Speaker of the House and pushing a floor vote on Tuesday, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) is rallying his fellow Republicans in a letter asking them to put aside their differences and reassure them that he is the one who can “bring all Republicans together.” The principles that unite us as Republicans are far greater than the disagreements that divide us. … The country and our conference cannot afford us attacking each other right now. It is time we unite to get...

When NBC News' Scott Wong, on October 12, asked Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Missouri) if she would support Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) for House speaker, she said she was a firm "Hell no." But four days later, on Monday morning, October 16, the GOP congresswoman did a total flip flop and announced that she would vote to confirm Jordan as speaker. In an official statement, Wagner announced, "Let me be clear: I am not and will not work with Democrats as our Republican conference comes together to elect a conservative speaker...