{"id":2074926,"date":"2023-10-21T08:25:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T12:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/third-house-speaker-hopeful-goes-out-on-third-vote-washington-photos-of-the-week\/"},"modified":"2023-10-21T08:27:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T12:27:34","slug":"third-house-speaker-hopeful-goes-out-on-third-vote-washington-photos-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/third-house-speaker-hopeful-goes-out-on-third-vote-washington-photos-of-the-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Third House speaker hopeful fails to secure position on third vote: Washington Photos of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthird-house-speaker-hopeful-goes-out-on-third-vote-washington-photos-of-the-week%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2074926&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Speaker Showdown: Jordan&#8217;s Bid\u200c Falls \u200dShort<\/h2>\n<p>The week began with a glimmer of hope as Rep. Kevin McCarthy \u200b(R-CA) \u2064expressed confidence\u200b in Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) as \u2064the\u200b next \u200bHouse Speaker. However, by the end of\u2062 the week, Jordan faced the same\u2062 fate \u200cas McCarthy, failing to secure\u200d enough votes to lead the fractured House GOP.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>House\u200c GOP Conference Votes to Abandon Jordan as \u2063Speaker Nominee<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As a \u200dresult, the House now enters its third week of paralysis \u200cwithout a speaker. McCarthy&#8217;s removal as speaker \u2062on October\u200c 3rd led to the first closed-door \u200binternal election, with \u2064Rep. \u200bSteve Scalise (R-LA) emerging as the frontrunner. However, Scalise withdrew from the race upon realizing he lacked the necessary \u2062votes to win.<\/p>\n<p>With no clear candidate, Republicans \u2064turned \u2063to Jordan, \u2062who sought a floor vote to exert public pressure on the holdouts. Unfortunately, his \u200csupport dwindled, with \u200c20 Republicans voting against him on the first ballot and 22 on the second.<\/p>\n<p>In an attempt to \u200dfind \u2062a solution,\u2062 Jordan proposed expanding the powers of Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry (R-NC) \u200cuntil January, aiming to restore order in the House. However, \u2064the GOP caucus \u200brejected this proposal, making Jordan the third Republican this month to fall short of\u200d the \u2062near-unanimous support required to lead the House. On \u200dhis final floor vote, Jordan garnered\u200c 25 no \u2064votes.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, President Joe Biden made a trip to Israel to demonstrate support for the Jewish state following the Hamas attack on October \u20637th. In a separate event, approximately 300 protesters were arrested on Capitol Hill for illegally demonstrating \u2063inside a House office building, demanding a cease-fire in \u200bGaza. Despite Biden&#8217;s request \u200dfor additional aid\u2062 to Israel and Ukraine, the ongoing\u200b speaker \u200cfight \u2064has hindered the House&#8217;s ability to \u2062pass any legislation for 18 days.<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans will regroup on Monday\u200d for another forum, where\u2063 a growing list of new candidates will present their bids \u2062for the speakership.<\/p>\n<p>For \u200dmore details, \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">click here<\/a> to read the full article from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<h2>Capitol Scenes: A Week \u200din Review<\/h2>\n<p>Take\u200b a\u200b glimpse\u2062 at the\u2062 events that unfolded in the Capitol during the week of \u2064October 16th, captured by Washington Examiner photographer\u200c Graeme Jennings.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Demonstrators \u200dDemand\u200d Ceasefire\u200d in Gaza, Leading to Arrests at \u200bthe \u2062Capitol<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u200bHouse\u2062 has\u200d been at \u2063a standstill \u2063since October \u20623rd, unable to elect a speaker and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-dances-around-biden-concern-about-speaker-fight\/\" title=\"White House avoids addressing Biden's speaker dispute.\">address pressing matters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What challenges did Jim Jordan \u200bface as a potential\u2063 speaker\u200b nominee?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  However, the damage \u2063caused by the contentious race for \u200bspeaker has \u2062left \u2063the GOP Conference divided and struggling to find a consensus candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Jim Jordan, a\u200d staunch conservative and co-founder of\u200d the House Freedom Caucus, had expressed his interest in becoming the next\u2064 House Speaker following Paul \u200cRyan&#8217;s\u2063 retirement announcement. His reputation \u2063as a fierce defender \u2064of President \u200cTrump and\u2062 his conservative\u200d views made him a popular choice among the more conservative members \u200cof the party.<\/p>\n<p>The week started\u200b with some optimism as Kevin McCarthy, \u2062the previous frontrunner for the position, publicly\u2063 expressed his confidence in\u2062 Jordan&#8217;s \u200cability to lead. McCarthy&#8217;s \u2064endorsement was seen as a significant boost \u2062to Jordan&#8217;s campaign and raised \u2064hopes of \u200da united GOP Conference rallying behind him.<\/p>\n<p>However, as the week progressed, it became\u2062 clear \u200cthat Jordan&#8217;s bid\u200b for speaker was\u200d facing \u200bchallenges. Several moderate and establishment Republicans expressed concerns about his leadership style \u2064and ability to work with members across\u200c the aisle. These concerns were exacerbated by the recent \u200callegations \u2063of \u200da cover-up in \u2064the Ohio State University sexual abuse scandal \u2063during Jordan&#8217;s\u200c time as \u200can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-police-arrest-suspect-in-fatal-shooting-at-catholic-university\/\" title=\"D.C. Police nab suspect in deadly shooting at Catholic University.\">assistant wrestling coach<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2063 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/third-house-speaker-hopeful-goes-out-on-third-vote-washington-photos-of-the-week\/\" title=\"Third House speaker hopeful fails to secure position on third vote: Washington Photos of the Week\">closed-door meeting \u2063held<\/a> on Friday, the \u2063GOP Conference\u200c voted to abandon Jordan as the speaker\u200b nominee. This decision was seen as\u200c a \u2064major blow to \u200chis campaign and a \u2062sign of the deep divisions within the\u2064 party. It \u2062also added further uncertainty to the already chaotic situation in the House,\u2064 as the \u200dsearch for\u2063 a new speaker \u2064continues.<\/p>\n<p>With \u2063McCarthy&#8217;s withdrawal and Jordan&#8217;s failure to secure\u2063 enough support, the \u2062field of potential candidates\u200d for speaker\u200b has become more \u200bfragmented. Steve\u2062 Scalise, \u2063the House Majority Whip and a close ally of McCarthy, emerged as a \u200cfrontrunner, but\u200d he also faces\u2064 challenges in gaining the consensus of the divided GOP Conference.<\/p>\n<p>The Speaker showdown in the House reflects the broader divisions within the Republican Party. \u2064The battle between the more conservative \u2064members and\u200c the moderate\u2063 wing is\u200d playing out not only \u2064in the speaker race but also in policy debates and election \u200ccampaigns across\u2062 the country. These divisions pose a significant challenge for the GOP as they head into the crucial\u2064 midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>The chaos and disarray \u200dwithin the\u2062 GOP Conference not only\u200d hinder the ability to pass legislation but also undermine the party&#8217;s ability to \u200bpresent a united front to voters. The lack of a clear\u2064 leader and the ongoing\u2063 infighting\u200c will likely have negative \u2062consequences for the Republican Party\u200c in the upcoming elections.<\/p>\n<p>As the House enters its third week \u2063without a speaker, the question remains:\u200d who will\u200c be able to bridge the gaps within the party\u2063 and lead them forward? The answer to \u2062this\u200b question will have far-reaching implications for the future of the Republican \u2063Party and its ability to govern \u200beffectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Kevin McCarthy initially expressed hope that Rep. Jim Jordan would gather sufficient support to become the next House speaker, bringing optimism at the start of the week. However, by Friday, Jordan faced the same outcome as McCarthy, unable to secure the votes needed to lead the divided House GOP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2074927,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2074926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2074926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2074926"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2074926\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2074927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2074926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2074926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2074926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}