Hayes Brown is a writer and editor for MSNBC Daily, where he helps frame the news of the day for readers. He was previously at BuzzFeed News and holds a degree in international relations from Michigan State University.
The House held just one vote for speaker on Tuesday afternoon, and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, lost handily. Twenty Republicans voted against him, a really big hurdle to overcome when you consider that there’s word that he may lose another five or six Republicans’ support on the second ballot. For someone trying to win a job that mostly revolves around keeping track of votes, that doesn’t bode well for him.
The weaponization subcommittee, which he also chairs, was much hyped at the beginning of the year, but it has fizzled since then, with some observers dismissing his efforts as early as March. In total, the subcommittee has had five hearings this year, the last of which was in July and produced no damning evidence. Instead, the committee has chased whatever thing conservatives on X are mad about on a particular day.
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