Jim Jordan emerges as House speaker nominee but doesn’t have votes to win
by Joan E Greve, Martin Pengelly and David Smith in W from US news | The Guardian on (#6FHSS)
Congressman, endorsed by Trump and McCarthy, defeated surprise candidate Austin Scott, who had barely campaigned
Republicans in the US House of Representatives scrambled to find a new speaker on Friday as Congressman Jim Jordan won an internal vote but with a margin that suggests the disarray is far from over.
Jordan, endorsed by former president Donald Trump and ex-speaker Kevin McCarthy, defeated a surprise candidate, Austin Scott of Georgia, who had barely campaigned.
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