A New Field of Would-Be US House Speakers Takes Shape After Jim Jordan Fails
- Republicans plan to hold another speaker forum Monday night
- GOP members vote in secret ballot to rescind Jordan nomination
The empty Speaker chair in the House Chamber at the US Capitol in Washington, DC.
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House Republicans have dispensed with Jim Jordan as their nominee for the US speakership and now several more representatives are preparing to enter the fray.
The new field began to take shape minutes after the party voted by secret ballot to rescind the nomination of Jordan, who had been endorsed by former President Donald Trump, to the leadership post.