The latest on the House speaker vote
- Rep. Jim Jordan, of Ohio, failed for a second time to win the speaker's gavel. The House won't hold a third vote Wednesday, he told reporters in the Capitol.
- Jordan was nominated last week after House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., withdrew from the race. Jordan will most likely need the support of 217 of 221 Republicans to be elected to the position, but he received only 200 votes on the first ballot and 199 on the second.
- The House was left leaderless when a group of hard-line conservatives led by Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, of Florida, succeeded in ousting Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as speaker.
- Democrats are supporting House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, of New York. Jeffries has said Democrats would be open to working with interim Speaker Patrick McHenry, R-N.C.
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Iowa Republican says she's received 'credible death threats' after voting against Jordan
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, said she has received death threats after she voted for a Republican other than Jordan for speaker today.
"Since my vote ... I have received credible death threats and a barrage of threatening calls. The proper authorities have been notified and my office is cooperating fully," she said in a statement posted to X.
Miller-Meeks supported Jordan on the first ballot yesterday but voted for Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, in the second round today.
In explaining today's vote, she mentioned her "initial concerns about threatening tactics of Jim Jordan's supporters, including from members of Congress, increased despite assurances."
Rep. Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., said the mood on the House floor was "hectic" and "a bit chaotic."
McHenry: Noon vote tomorrow isn't a certainty
Speaking to reporters as he left the Capitol tonight, McHenry said a speaker vote at noon tomorrow is not set in stone.
Asked whether a vote then is definite, McHenry said: "It’s not, but we wanted to have the option to go to the floor."
Jordan had told reporters that the next vote was likely at noon tomorrow.
McHenry also said his “effort is focused on getting Jim Jordan the speakership.”
Biden responds to Jordan's speakership struggles
Speaking with reporters on Air Force One today, President Joe Biden was asked whether he had a response to Jordan's predicament in the House.
"I ache for him," Biden responded sarcastically.
"No," he added. "Zero. None."
Next vote expected at noon tomorrow
Republicans expect to hold their next speaker vote at noon tomorrow, Jordan told reporters.
He reiterated once again that he is willing to keep going “until we get a speaker” and that he believes he will be that speaker.
No more speaker votes today
The House is not planning to hold any more votes today, Jordan told reporters in the Capitol.
He deferred when asked whether House Republicans will meet today.
McHenry sidesteps question about whether Jordan should drop out
McHenry is now back in the speaker's office. “I’m focused on getting our speaker designate across the floor and into the speaker’s chair,” he said when asked whether Jordan should drop out.
House Republicans aren't meeting
House Republicans had planned to hold a meeting when the chamber recessed earlier, but so far, the meeting room remains empty, and there are no signs of a meeting.
Rep. Hudson: It's 'not clear' whether conference will meet again today
Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., just emerged from the room off the floor where McHenry has been since the House recessed. Hudson said it is “not clear” whether the full conference will meet today. Up to the speaker designee, he said.
Jordan's loss is also a historic milestone
Jordan’s 199 votes mark the first time in 100 years that the majority nominee has gotten less than 200 votes. In 1923, Frederick H. Gillett, R-Mass., got 197 votes on the first ballot, and it took him eight more rounds of voting to eventually win.