House Republicans ended the day farther apart than when they arrived at their offices Wednesday morning, as Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) suffered another defeat in his bid for House speaker that included four new defections.

It’s not clear when the next vote is set to take place or if Jordan is going to succeed in convincing any of the 22 Republicans who didn’t support him today to change their minds.

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The House will not return for votes on Wednesday evening, with votes not expected until sometime Thursday, a source familiar confirmed to the Washington Examiner.

The decision comes after Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) failed to secure the speakership during a second round of voting Wednesday morning after 22 Republicans voted against his nomination. Only 199 Republicans voted in favor of Jordan, putting the Ohio Republican below the majority threshold after all Democrats voted in favor of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).

The second failed vote shows a sign of slowed progress for Jordan after four Republicans voted against him despite voting for him during the first round of votes on Tuesday. However, two Republicans who previously voted against him switched their vote in favor of Jordan, giving him a net loss of just two votes.

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) said he would “absolutely vote” for a resolution that would temporarily expand the powers of Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry (R-NC) to allow the House to advance must-pass legislation, suggesting such a move could be brought to the House floor as soon as Thursday.

“I would absolutely go for it,” Fitzpatrick said. “And I think that’s the best place for us to land here. And I think it’s where we always expected we would land.”

At least two lawmakers, Reps. Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Mike Kelly (R-PA), have floated resolutions that would broaden the authority of the speaker pro tempore while lawmakers continue their search for a new permanent speaker. It’s not clear how broad those authorities would go or for how long, but Fitzpatrick said it could extend those powers “through the end of the year.”

“Let the conference handle that as they wish,” he said. “I see no reason why not to nominate Patrick McHenry to just finish up the cycle. Everybody respects him.”

Passing such a resolution would likely require some Democratic support as several Republicans, including McHenry himself, have pushed back on the idea of empowering the interim speaker position. However, it’s not clear whether Democrats would vote in favor of the resolution — despite party leaders repeatedly calling on their GOP colleagues to push a bipartisan path forward.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) didn’t explicitly say whether he’d instruct his caucus to back the resolution, noting Democrats “may have to reconvene to have a discussion” if the resolution is brought to the floor.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) initially sought to bring a resolution to the floor that would expand Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry’s (R-NC) power prior to the second speakership vote because they wanted it to fail before the vote.

According to two sources familiar with the matter, Jordan was whipping against the resolution, which was put forward by Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) to expand McHenry’s powers to allow him to act as a normal speaker, allowing the house to conduct business as usual.

“He was trying to set up a binary choice and thought that would help him, and nobody was behind him,” one GOP aide told the Washington Examiner.

Another source familiar with the matter said Jordan’s team was whipping against the resolution because it thought if it failed, it would “show there’s no other option” but electing him as speaker.

A spokesman for Jordan pushed back on the idea they were whipping against the resolution.

“This is not true. Chairman Jordan said we need to get this over with and elect him as speaker or else there would be a deal with the democrats, which would not be good for the country or institution,” Russell Dye said in a statement. “Republicans need to come together and stop attacking each other.”

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) said the House should empower Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and predicted that Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) would lose more votes in a third speaker ballot.

“It’s clear he doesn’t have the votes. It’s up to him if we have a third ballot,” Lawler said. “I think you’ll see more folks dropping off on a third ballot.”

Jordan lost 22 Republicans on the second speaker ballot, up from 20 defections on the first ballot. Lawler voted against Jordan on both ballots.

“The question for Jim and for the conference is how do we get back to work because that’s the reality we have to deal with,” he said.

Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA) suggested that the House Republican conference hold off-site meetings, even recommending a trip to Gettysburg to get out of Washington, D.C.

“It sounds silly, but let’s go to Gettysburg or something. … We need to sequester ourselves somewhere else outside the Beltway,” Garcia told reporters.

House Republicans have not said when the next vote or retreat to Gettysburg will be held. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) failed to win the speakership on the second vote, with 22 Republicans voting against him.

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) indicated he would be in support of temporarily expanding Rep. Patrick McHenry’s (R-NC) powers as speaker pro tempore until the House can elect a permanent speaker.

When McCarthy was ousted from the speakership earlier this month, McHenry was appointed as the interim speaker after being appointed to the position in the speaker’s absence. However, the position has left the lower chamber largely stalled as lawmakers cannot conduct any legislative business until a new speaker is elected — something Republicans have pushed back against, arguing for broader power.

“I always thought when I was nominating somebody to be that, that they’d have the power to keep the continuity of government running together,” McCarthy said. “Their job is to keep government running while you select a new speaker, and that could be moving at the same time.”

A handful of Jordan holdouts have previously floated the idea of expanding McHenry’s powers, especially as they continue to oppose the Ohio Republican’s speakership on the floor.

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) is optimistic that there was only a net of two additional votes against Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) in the second House speaker vote. He believes it means there is “a way to work through it” and get Jordan elected.

“I mean, to be frank with you, I thought that the spread would have increased, but it actually stayed almost static. I think that’s a favorable sign,” Biggs said. “That means that if people haven’t totally locked in. It means that, in my opinion, that there’s a way to work through it and get Jim Jordan there.”

In the second House speaker vote, Jordan lost 22 Republicans, compared to 20 in the first vote. Four Republicans flipped against Jordan, and two flipped in favor of him.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) said after the second House speaker vote, in which he failed to secure the speaker’s gavel, that he does not know when a third vote will take place.

“We’re prepared to get a Republican speaker,” Jordan said, according to the Hill.

Jordan also pledged to continue his efforts to become the next House speaker. The House went into recess after Jordan did not secure the necessary 217 votes to win the speakership on Wednesday.

Twenty-two Republicans voted against Jordan.

While Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) lost 22 Republican votes in his bid to become the next House speaker on Wednesday, he also gained the votes of two GOP lawmakers who voted against him on the first ballot.

Reps. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) and Victoria Spartz (R-IN) voted for Jordan during the second round of voting on Wednesday. LaMalfa voted for Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Tuesday, while Spartz was the sole vote for Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY).

LaMalfa’s flip was expected, indicating he would vote for Jordan in a Tuesday statement. Spartz’s decision to flip, however, was not known.

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Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) will not drop out of the speaker race after losing two rounds of voting, his team said.

“We’re going to keep going,” Jordan spokesman Russell Dye said.

Jordan lost 22 Republican votes on Wednesday and 20 on Tuesday.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) couldn’t garner the required 217 votes in the second speaker vote on the floor of the House.

The Ohio Republican won a majority of the Republicans in the House but saw numerous defections from the conference, preventing him from being elected speaker on the second ballot. All Democrats voted for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who did not reach a majority of the total vote.

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Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) failed to secure the majority needed to secure the speakership, falling short of the 217-vote threshold for the second time as the House scrambles to elect its next speaker.

During the second roll call vote on Wednesday morning, 199 Republicans voted in favor of Jordan with 22 holdouts remaining, putting the Ohio Republican below the majority threshold after all Democrats voted in favor of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).

The House will briefly recess until further notice, giving Jordan more time to try to sway holdout votes and consider a path forward.

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Twenty-two Republicans voted against Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) on Wednesday, setting the Ohio representative up for a third round of speakership votes.

Jordan lost 20 votes on Tuesday during the first ballot vote.

Here is whom each House GOP member voted for instead of Jordan on Wednesday.

• Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) — voted for Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)
• Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) — voted for Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL)
• Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) — voted for Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN)
• Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) — voted for McCarthy
• Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY) — voted for former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin
• Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) — voted for House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA)
• Rep. Jake Ellzey (R-TX) — voted for Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA)
• Rep. Drew Ferguson (R-GA) — voted for Scalise
• Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) — voted for Zeldin
• Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) — voted for McCarthy
• Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) — voted for Scalise
• Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) — voted for Scalise
• Rep. John James (R-MI) — voted for former Michigan Rep. Candice Miller
• Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) — voted for former House Speaker John Boehner
• Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA) — voted for McCarthy
• Rep. Mike LaLota (R-NY) — voted for Zeldin
• Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) — voted for McCarthy
• Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) — voted for Granger
• Rep. John Rutherford (R-FL) — voted for Scalise
• Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID) — voted for Scalise
• Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN) — voted for Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
• Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) — voted for Scalise

Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) flipped her vote to Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) on Wednesday.

Spartz voted for Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) on Tuesday but flipped her vote to Jordan during the second round. She is the second Republican to flip her vote to Jordan.

Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN) became the fourth Republican to switch his vote from Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH).

Stauber voted for Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR) on Wednesday. He became the 21st Republican to vote against Jordan, who lost 20 votes on Tuesday.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) lost more votes on Wednesday during the second round of speaker votes than he did on Tuesday during the first round.

Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN) became the 21st Republican to vote against Jordan. The Ohio Republican lost 20 votes on Tuesday, with the defectors voting mostly for Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) or House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA).

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) is the third Republican to switch a vote from Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH).

Miller-Meeks voted for Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) on Wednesday. The Iowa Republican is the 18th GOP member to vote against Jordan.

Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) is the first Republican to flip a vote in favor of Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH).

LaMalfa voted for Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Tuesday but switched to Jordan, receiving applause from the Republican caucus.

Rep. Drew Ferguson (R-GA) is the second Republican to flip his vote against Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH).

Ferguson voted for House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA).

Four Republicans have voted against Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), setting Jordan up for a third round of speaker votes.

Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Ken Buck (R-CO), and Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) were the first four Republicans to vote against Jordan.

Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) is the first Republican to flip his vote from Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH).

Buchanan voted for Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL). He is the second vote against Jordan after Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) again voted for Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).

All House Republicans are present for the second vote on House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan’s (R-OH) speakership bid.

This means Jordan can lose four Republican votes — up from three yesterday, when one Republican member was absent.

One Democrat was missing from the quorum call: Rep. Don Payne Jr. (D-OR).

Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA) took shots at Republicans and quipped about election denial during his nominating speech for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).

“Mr. Speaker, 212 to 200. No amount of election denying is gonna take away from those vote totals,” Aguilar said, receiving loud laughter and applause from Democrats.

Jordan lost the first round of speakership voting on Tuesday, 200 to 212, after 20 Republicans voted against the Ohio representative and for other candidates.

The House has begun voting for the next speaker in the second round of ballots.

Republicans have been encouraged to vote for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Democrats were encouraged to vote for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).

Twenty Republicans voted against Jordan during the first round of voting on Tuesday, with reports that more House GOP members may go against Jordan during the second round.

Rep. Tim Cole (R-OK) nominated Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) for House speaker on Wednesday. This is Jordan’s second attempt at the speakership after failing to secure the necessary votes on Tuesday.

“We have a chance today to end that chaos and end that uncertainty,” Cole said during a nominating speech about having a speakerless House.

Cole said Jordan is a “person whose principles you know” and “whose actions you can trust.”

“We need to produce a speaker. We have a candidate who we know where he will stand on issues that are important,” Cole added.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said any growing opposition to Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) will be because of a fundraising email sent out by a vendor for Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL).

“If Jim’s numbers drop, a lot of that is due to Gaetz, his email that he put out last night,” McCarthy said.

An email titled “Gaetz for Congress” said, “It’s Matt Gaetz. We are inches from electing Jim Jordan. But RINO’s are working with RADICAL DEMOCRATS like AOC, ILHAN OMAR, AND RASHIDA TLAIB to BLOCK JIM JORDAN from becoming SPEAKER!!”

However, Gaetz claimed in a post on X on Tuesday night that the email was sent by a vendor “without my team’s approval.” His response came after Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) blasted the email on X.

“I sincerely apologize to Mike Lawler and anyone else who felt targeted by this ill-conceived email message. I will make changes to ensure this does not happen again,” Gaetz said. “I intend to heed Speaker-Designate Jordan’s call to not attack fellow Republicans as we work through this.”

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) is against a resolution to expand Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry’s (R-NC) powers.

Emmer told CNN that a resolution on expanding McHenry’s authority is a “nonstarter.”

“Jim Jordan will be our speaker,” Emmer told the Washington Examiner.

Several of Jordan’s allies in the hard-line House Freedom Caucus are leading a public campaign against the idea, as well, arguing that it would set up a “coalition government” because it has support from Democrats, per Politico.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) called for a resolution on expanding the interim speaker’s powers in addition to the speakership vote on Wednesday.

Rep. Tim Cole (R-OK) will nominate Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) in the second round of voting for speaker.

Cole’s name has been floated for speaker, with Rep. John James (R-MI) casting his vote for the Rules Committee chairman on Tuesday. However, Cole will nominate Jordan for speaker on Wednesday, per a source familiar.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) is calling for a vote on a resolution to expand Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry‘s (R-NC) authority to govern the House in addition to the speakership vote on Wednesday.

“I think we got to decide today, are we gonna have a Republican speaker … or is the body gonna adopt this resolution with the speaker pro tem?” Jordan told reporters.

“I think both questions should be called,” Jordan continued. “Let’s get an answer. … I think we should have that resolution, that question called. Let’s get a vote on that and find out.”

Jordan’s team disputed reports that the Ohio representative is whipping against the resolution to expand McHenry’s power.

“Not true. The only thing we’re working on is electing a speaker,” Jordan spokesman Russell Dye said.

The House will meet at 11 a.m. on Wednesday to vote for a second time on the next speaker.

This is Rep. Jim Jordan‘s (R-OH) second attempt to secure the speakership after losing the first vote. Twenty Republicans voted against him Tuesday.

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Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) said Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) is heading for defeat as the House reconvenes for a second round of speakership votes.

“Jordan is headed for defeat. He’ll fight to death likely, and we won’t let off,” Bacon told NBC News. “Their tactics angered us. They’re harassing our spouses even. Jordan hit a brick wall.”

Bacon’s wife received anonymous messages warning Bacon to vote for Jordan or risk being ousted.

Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) said Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) will likely lose votes on Wednesday during the second round of speakership voting.

“Just so there’s no surprises: Jordan will likely have FEWER votes today than yesterday — as I expected,” Perry said in a post to X. “This is the fight — which Jim Jordan represents — to end the status quo, and it ain’t easy…Stay strong and keep praying.”

The House is expected to reconvene to vote on the next speaker at 11 a.m. on Wednesday.

At least four Republicans are planning to vote against Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) in the second House speaker vote on Wednesday, according to Fox News.

The outlet is reporting that Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO), Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY), and Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) will all vote against Jordan’s speakership bid.

Jordan can only lose four votes from the 221 House Republican conference to get the necessary 217 votes to be elected speaker. If Jordan has any further defections from the GOP, the speaker vote will likely have to go to a third vote.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) may rack up more GOP defections in a second speaker vote, according to one Jordan holdout.

Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), who voted for House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) in the first vote, said he is sticking with voting against Jordan in subsequent votes when leaving House Majority Whip Tom Emmer’s (R-MN) office on Wednesday, according to Punchbowl News.

The Florida Republican also said he believes more Republicans will vote against Jordan in a second vote. In the first vote, 20 Republicans voted against Jordan.

Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) is weighing his options ahead of the second House speaker vote at 11 a.m.

The Ohio Republican supported Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) for the first vote but said later on Tuesday that he would consider other options on the second ballot.

“I supported him like I said I would on the first one, and if there’s other candidates or other things going on, we’ll go from there,” Joyce said on Tuesday.

Joyce also said in a statement on Wednesday that “it is time to look at other viable options,” including empowering Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry (R-NC) in the interim.

“After two weeks without a Speaker of the House and no clear candidate with 217 votes in the Republican conference, it is time to look at other viable options,” Joyce said in a statement.

After 20 Republicans voted against Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) to be speaker on the House floor, the second speakership vote is expected to see more members oppose Jordan.

According to multiple sources, it is expected that there could be around 10 additional members who vote against the Ohio Republican in the second ballot.

Some of those members to watch include Reps. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Dave Joyce (R-OH), and Drew Ferguson (R-GA).

It will also be interesting to watch exactly what the defense hawks such as House Armed Services Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Ken Calvert (R-CA) do. Both originally were opposed to Jordan but flipped after having conversations with him over the weekend.

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The hard-liners supporting Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) for speaker are bracing for a setback on Wednesday as the House convenes for a second round of voting.

Jordan, who won the GOP nomination last week despite misgivings within the GOP establishment, failed to win the gavel on Tuesday after 20 Republicans opposed his candidacy on the House floor.

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Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) joked about the House being without a speaker for the 15th day with a GIF from Spongebob Squarepants.

The GIF shows a deranged-looking Mr. Krabs from the television show banging a cowbell and saying, “Day 15.”

The House has been without its constitutionally mandated leader since Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ousted from the speakership on Oct. 3.

Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) expressed his frustration about the speaker race dragging on, calling the House disarray “a total goat rodeo.”

“There’s seemingly no order … and there are various factions that are all trying to tug the conference in different directions,” said Huizenga, who is backing Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) as speaker.

Huizenga spoke to the Washington Examiner on Wednesday ahead of a second planned floor vote for speaker.

“This is not good for the country,” he said.

House Democratic leaders are predicting that bipartisan talks to find a unity speaker candidate will “accelerate” on Tuesday evening, just hours after Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) failed to garner enough support among his GOP colleagues to secure the speaker’s gavel.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) reiterated his calls to centrist Republicans to drop their support for Jordan and instead work with Democrats to advance a candidate who could win the support of both parties. The New York Democrat did not name a specific candidate his party members would back but said there are several Republicans whom Democrats respect as a viable candidate, including Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry (R-NC).

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With his speaker’s bid in limbo, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) scrambled Tuesday afternoon to garner more support, but he delayed the second vote until Wednesday, a sign that he is struggling to gain additional votes.

Jordan failed to get the 217 votes necessary to become speaker on the first ballot after 20 Republicans voted against him. The Ohio Republican then spent the hours after the failed vote trying to game-plan a way to win over the holdouts.

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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) had harsh words for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and those who voted to give him the gavel, saying, “They’re going to have to answer to their conscience, to their children, to their own legacy for doing something so disreputable.”

Jordan failed to secure the requisite votes to become speaker on Tuesday because of 20 Republican holdouts, which, combined with all House Democrats in opposition, is far too many for the slim majority the House GOP possesses. Pelosi had no remorse for the House Judiciary Committee chairman.

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As Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) works to garner the necessary 217 votes to become House speaker, some are going to extreme measures to secure support for him within the Republican conference.

After 20 House Republicans rejected Jordan in the first round of voting for a new speaker on Tuesday, Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), who did not vote for Jordan, said his wife received several threatening messages from an unknown number.

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