Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will hold a third vote to elect a speaker on Thursday, in an attempt to overcome divisions that have immobilized the leaderless chamber for 16 days.
will seek the chamber's approval for the third day in a row, after twice failing to secure the necessary 217 votes.
Opponents say the Ohio lawmaker could lose by a bigger margin when the House returns at noon ET for a third vote. "That bipartisan path cannot be Jim Jordan, who's a poster child for MAGA extremism and a clear and present danger to our democracy," Jeffries said, referring to Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan.
"The honeymoon is going to be really, really short. Because then you've got to perform and that is going to challenge the best of us," said Republican Representative Steve Womack, a Jordan opponent.
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