Republicans vote for Jim Jordan as speaker nominee in second try to replace McCarthy

House Republicans voted Friday afternoon to tap Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan as speaker-designate as the lower chamber of Congress reached the 10-day mark without finding a replacement for the ousted Kevin McCarthy. In closed-door balloting, Jordan (R-Ohio) bested Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.), who had only announced his candidacy four hours earlier, 124-81.  Jordan also...

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