The House has completed a third ballot for Speaker with Jim Jordan again falling short of the requisite votes needed to be elected Speaker (194 votes for Jordan and 210 votes for Jeffries).  Four Members were absent (Reps. Vicente Gonzales (D-TX), Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Donald Payne (D-NJ), and Derrick Van Orden (R-WI)).  In total, 25 […]

This is meant to serve as an update on the House Speakership.  In reality this is an update without a conclusion. The House is in recess subject to the call of the Chair.  As has been reported, the House is not expected to conduct a third ballot for the election of the Speaker today.  Jim […]