House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is out as the Republican Party's speaker designee after losing a secret ballot shortly after losing his third attempt to be elected speaker on the House floor Friday.
With only 194 votes — compared to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' 210 — Jordan fell dramatically short of the majority needed to secure the speaker's gavel in the absence of four lawmakers, according to The Washington Post. Twenty-five Republicans opposed Jordan on in the latest vote, a figure up from 20 in Tuesday's count and 22 in Wednesday's total.
