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Nine congressmen had registered by Sunday’s noon deadline following Jim Jordan’s failed bid to claim the gavelAfter more than two weeks of failing to choose a speaker, Republicans in the US House plan to reconvene on Monday to begin the process of nomi…
Republican Senate minority leader says he and president are ‘in the same place’ on support linked to both conflictsMitch McConnell offered a strong endorsement on Sunday of the Joe Biden White House’s $106bn aid proposal to Israel and Ukraine, saying h…
Republican colleagues vote against Ohio congressman’s continued bid after his third failed attempt to corral supportRepublican speakership race – live updatesJim Jordan of Ohio was forced out of the House speakership race on Friday after his Republican…
Republicans plan to retreat once again behind closed doors to chart next steps following third vote over far-right congressmanThe far-right congressman Jim Jordan lost a third consecutive bid for speaker on Friday, failing to overcome entrenched opposi…
This live blog is now closed. For latest reporting on Jim Jordan and the House speaker race, you can read our latest report:Jim Jordan forced out of House speaker race after losing secret ballotThe number of Republicans who show up for today’s vote wil…
Lindsey Graham, who said he wants to see Gaza ‘levelled’, among bipartisan group expected to visit Israel, Saudi Arabia and EgyptIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesA bipartisan congressional delegation will visit the Middle East on Friday in a high-…
This live blog is now closed. For our latest reporting on the House speakership fight, you can read our latest report:Chaos in US House as Jordan waffles on third vote and interim speaker plan failsWith Sidney Powell pleading guilty, Thursday’s develop…
Republicans unable to break impasse as congressman vows to press on with a Friday vote despite oppositionThe leaderless House was plunged deeper into chaos on Thursday after Republicans refused to coalesce around a speaker and a plan to empower an inte…
Fundraising email from Florida congressman said ‘Rinos are working with radical Democrats … to block Jim Jordan’The Florida Republican representative Matt Gaetz has issued an apology over a fundraising email sent out allegedly without his team’s approv…
Despite ‘hardball’ attempts, Republicans voted against hard-right Ohioan’s speakership again, leaving the House in limboUS politics live – latest updatesAs Jim Jordan fails for the second time to garner enough votes to become speaker, a handful of Repu…