BREAKING: Jim Jordan Out As Speaker Nominee Following Secret Ballot

On Friday, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) was removed by the GOP conference as their nominee for speaker of the House after a closed-door secret ballot was taken.

"JORDAN LOST — Jim Jordan lost a secret ballot. He's no longer the speaker designate for the House GOP," Punchbowl News Reporter Jake Sherman wrote on X/Twitter. "Margin was large, sources tell me."

According to Sherman, the House GOP will be heading home for the weekend and will have no additional speaker votes until next week. They are set to meet for a closed-door candidate forum on Monday evening. Reportedly, Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK) and Rep. Jack Bergman (R-MI) will be running for the nomination on Monday.

As previously reported by the DC Enquirer, Jordan suffered defeat after defeat upon becoming the speaker nominee earlier this race following the defeat of Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) in internal votes. Jordan, however, was seen as too conservative for a number of Republican moderates, which led to 20 voting against him on the first ballot, 22 voting against him on the second ballot, and 25 voting against him on the third ballot that took place Friday morning.

As the Republican caucus continues to fight amongst itself, Americans are getting weary of the growing chaos and the seeming inability of Republican lawmakers to come together on a unifying figure. Only time will tell if they will be able to find a lawmaker both willing and able to hold the conference together for the time remaining in the present Congress. 

Republicans, however, could choose to go the easy route and instead work with Democrats to enhance the powers of Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), who is currently the temporary speaker. This plan, which was popularized on Thursday but met considerable opposition from conservative Republicans, could be redeployed in an attempt to get the House of Representatives working again. 

However, it has been heavily criticized by many conservative lawmakers as both kicking the can down the road and empowering the 'Swamp' in Washington, DC. Nevertheless, Republicans need to get their act together.

This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly.

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