Jim Jordan, a confidant of Donald Trump, has failed again in the election for Speaker of the US House of Representatives. He received one vote less than on Tuesday.
Jordan got 199 votes from his group in the vote on Wednesday, one vote less than on Tuesday. It is unclear whether he will be able to win enough skeptics from within his own ranks to his side.
Work in the House of Representatives is idle
The House of Representatives remains largely silent for the time being. Until a new chairman is appointed, legislative work there is largely idle.
The Republicans only have a slim majority in the House of Representatives. The group currently has 221 seats in the parliamentary chamber, while the Democrats have 212 seats. Jordan can therefore only afford very few deviations. He cannot count on support from the Democratic ranks.
