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Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) (C) talks with fellow lawmakers and staff as the House of Representatives meets to elect a new Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building on Oct. 17, 2023. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) will try on Oct. 18 for a second time to become second in line to the presidency.
Mr. Jordan failed on Oct. 17 to become speaker after 20 House Republicans blocked his path to the gavel. A scheduled 6 p.m. ET vote that day was canceled.
Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
