US House in chaos as Jordan schedules third vote and interim speaker plan fails
by Lauren Gambino in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#6FPJW)
Republicans unable to break impasse as congressman vows to press on with a Friday vote despite opposition
The leaderless House was plunged deeper into chaos on Thursday after Republicans refused to coalesce around a speaker and a plan to empower an interim speaker collapsed.
The party's embattled candidate for speaker, congressman Jim Jordan of Ohio, vowed to press ahead, scheduling a long-delayed third vote on his nomination for Friday morning.
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