Joe Raedle / Getty Images Plan B Gaining Ground After House GOP Fails to Elect Jordan as Speaker Under the plan, designated speaker pro tempore Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina would be empowered for a period of time. By Randy DeSoto October 17, 2023
@NikkiMcR / X screen shotCommentary Hot Mic Catches Fox News Host as Republican Votes Against Jordan, For McCarthy During Speaker Vote Fox News was airing the live vote tally when Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska audibly declared his vote in favor of McCarthy. By Rachel M. Emmanuel October 17, 2023
Aaron J. Thornton / Getty Images Maxine Waters Gets Shouted Down as She Makes a Scene and Attacks Jim Jordan During Speaker Vote Rep. Maxine Waters, one of the more vocal and outspoken lawmakers in the country, just couldn't help herself during a floor vote. By Bryan Chai October 17, 2023
Joe Raedle / Getty ImagesCommentary Attempted Hit Piece on Republican Matt Gaetz Severely Backfires GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida was pleased with a how a Tampa Bay Times story apparently aimed at making him looked bad, did the opposite. By Randy DeSoto October 17, 2023
Saul Loeb - AFP / Getty ImagesBreaking Breaking: House Fails to Elect Speaker as 20 Republicans Vote Against Jim Jordan Tuesday's first vote was reminiscent of McCarthy's bid for the gavel, which took 15 rounds of voting before a compromise was reached. By Johnathan Jones October 17, 2023
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images Gaetz: Hakeem Jeffries Not Really in Charge of Democrats, He's Just the 'Frontman' GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida argued Sunday that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is just a "frontman" for another Democrat. By Randy DeSoto October 16, 2023
J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo Jordan Gaining Major Steam as Republicans Shift Support to Him for Speaker "It's time to get the House out of this tailspin, come together, and get America back on the right track." By George C. Upper III October 16, 2023
Anna Moneymaker / Getty ImagesCommentary Republicans in Danger of Being Forced Into Speaker Deal with Democrats "Do you think that there is an alternate here where Republicans work with Democrats to find a mutually acceptable speaker?" By Bryan Chai October 16, 2023
Win McNamee / Getty Images GOP Selects Speaker Nominee After Secret Ballot A surprising withdrawal paved the way for conservative firebrand Jim Jordan to get the nod in the search for the next speaker. By Arjun Singh October 13, 2023
Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images McCarthy Ousted, Scalise Rejected: Now What? It’s still unclear if Ohio's Jim Jordan can get the votes, so the path forward for the House is uncertain -- at best. By The Associated Press October 13, 2023