House speaker vote live updates: Chamber to vote on Trump ally Jim Jordan for top spot

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Several House Republicans oppose Jordan, who needs 217 of the 221 GOP caucus members to vote for him. Democrats are backing House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, of New York.

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., triggered the race when he moved to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as House speaker and wonIn a memo to House Democrats, first shared with NBC News, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee urged party members and candidates to portrayThere are “no more moderates left in the Republican conference,” the DCCC said in the memo, adding that Jordan will win only if “so-called ‘moderates’” opt to “cave” and elect him.

 

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