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‘Daily Show’ Guest Host Michael Kosta Sums Up House GOP With 1 Withering Word
18Oct By adminNo Comments
Entertainment

‘Daily Show’ Guest Host Michael Kosta Sums Up House GOP With 1 Withering Word

“The Daily Show” correspondent Michael Kosta continued his week as guest host with a mocking look at the chaos continuing to engulf the House GOP.It’s a “clusterfuck,” he said.Actually, Republicans’ failure to replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as House speaker is the “biggest clusterfuck outside the Middle East,” Kosta joked.And Rep. Jim Jordan’s (R-Ohio) failure to win the first vote for the gavel provided even more comedy fodder.Watch Kosta’s full monologue here: !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n; n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore...
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Nobody for Speaker of the House
18Oct By adminNo Comments
Business

Nobody for Speaker of the House

Jim Jordan has tried hard to propitiate Republican skeptics of his bid for Speaker of the House, and he could have won Tuesday while losing four votes. Instead it was 20 on the first ballot. After two weeks of House paralysis, it’s no clearer who can pull Republicans back together. Mr. Jordan was still seeking votes by our deadline, but if he falls short, perhaps the solution, for now, is to empower acting Speaker Patrick McHenry.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Jim Jordan Needs to Win Over Final Holdouts to Clinch Speaker Vote
17Oct By adminNo Comments
World

Jim Jordan Needs to Win Over Final Holdouts to Clinch Speaker Vote

WASHINGTON—The House headed toward a momentous vote Tuesday on whether to elect Rep. Jim Jordan (R., Ohio) as speaker, with a small band of Republican dissidents facing mounting grass-roots pressure to back the darling of the GOP’s antiestablishment wing.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Jim Jordan Wins Over Some Holdouts Ahead of Planned Speaker Vote
16Oct By adminNo Comments
World

Jim Jordan Wins Over Some Holdouts Ahead of Planned Speaker Vote

WASHINGTON—House Speaker nominee Jim Jordan (R., Ohio) won over some pivotal holdouts on Monday, moving him closer to the majority of the full House needed to win the gavel, with a vote expected as soon as Tuesday afternoon.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Jim Jordan’s Backers for House Speaker Say This Time Is Different
15Oct By adminNo Comments
World

Jim Jordan’s Backers for House Speaker Say This Time Is Different

Updated Oct. 15, 2023 1:49 pm ETWASHINGTON—Some Republicans say strong support from grassroots conservatives will help new House speaker nominee Jim Jordan (R., Ohio) win over dozens of GOP critics and take the gavel this week. But opponents are standing firm, Democrats are angling for a role and the math remains unforgiving, setting the stage for another unpredictable floor vote.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Jim Jordan Wins GOP Nod for Speaker, but Hurdles Remain
14Oct By adminNo Comments
World

Jim Jordan Wins GOP Nod for Speaker, but Hurdles Remain

Updated Oct. 13, 2023 6:21 pm ETWASHINGTON—House Republicans chose Rep. Jim Jordan (R., Ohio) as their nominee for speaker, but it remained uncertain whether the fiery ally of former President Donald Trump could avoid the fate of Steve Scalise (R., La.), who also won an internal ballot but then failed to win enough broad party support to claim the gavel.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Fani Willis Blasts Jim Jordan, Again, For Wading Into Donald Trump Case
12Oct By adminNo Comments
Politics

Fani Willis Blasts Jim Jordan, Again, For Wading Into Donald Trump Case

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis once again shot down House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Wednesday, calling his ongoing attempts to wade into the prosecution of former President Donald Trump “ignorant,” “troubling” and an abuse of power.“A charitable explanation of your correspondence is that you are ignorant of the United States and Georgia Constitutions and codes,” Willis wrote in a letter to the lawmaker. “A more troubling explanation is that you are abusing your authority as Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary to attempt to obstruct and interfere with a Georgia criminal prosecution.”“We have already written a letter — which I have attached again for your reference — explaining why the legal positions you advance are meritless,” she continued. “...
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Onetime House Rebel Jim Jordan Now Wants to Run the Place
10Oct By adminNo Comments
World

Onetime House Rebel Jim Jordan Now Wants to Run the Place

Listen to article(2 minutes)WASHINGTON—For years, Rep. Jim Jordan (R., Ohio) was a hard-right thorn in the side of House GOP leaders. Now he is touting his ability to wrangle the Republican Party’s rebels as he vies to become House speaker himself.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Speaker Candidate Jim Jordan Played Role In Trump’s 2020 Plot
7Oct By adminNo Comments
Politics

Speaker Candidate Jim Jordan Played Role In Trump’s 2020 Plot

WASHINGTON ― Staunch conservative Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is in the spotlight after launching a bid for the speaker’s gavel this week, a race that is sure to provide even more drama and chaos than the unprecedented ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).But one critical aspect of Jordan’s history that has been omitted by most Beltway publications is the prominent role he played in spreading lies about the 2020 election and rallying supporters to contest the results. The extraordinary effort led by former President Donald Trump, who has endorsed Jordan’s bid for speaker, led to the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.“Jim Jordan knew more about what Donald Trump had planned for Jan. 6 than any other member of the House of Representatives,” former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), wh...
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