New Speaker Johnson projects unity, expects 'aggressive' schedule

Leaving the closed-door meeting with Republicans, Jordan said that the House will vote again on his speaker bid for a third time.

When asked about timing, he said he wanted to talk to the holdouts who are opposing him before moving forward.

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Jim Jordan plans to make a third bid to become House speaker

ABC News’ Jay O’Brien, Jonathan Karl and Rachel Scott are on the Hill after Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, announced he will make a third bid to become House speaker after failing on two prior attempts.

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Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy shouted at Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida as the party met behind closed doors. Gaetz led the charge against McCarthy, successfully rallying a small group of Republican hard-liners to remove him.

“The whole country is screaming at Matt Gaetz,” McCarthy said.

After more than three hours behind closed doors, House Republicans don’t seem to have a plan on how to move forward with the speakership.

The meeting is still ongoing, but several Republicans emerged in the last few minutes to tell reporters that the proposal to temporarily empower Patrick McHenry is now a nonstarter, lacking the support of a majority of Republicans.

“The best thing for Republicans to do is to elect a speaker,” former Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters.

Absent a plan to empower McHenry, Republicans said Jordan told members he will reevaluate his campaign for speaker after talking to some of his critics. Several Republicans spoke up in the meeting and said Jordan should suspend his campaign given the lack of support.

-ABC's Benjamin Siegel

As Republicans continue to debate how best to move forward given Jordan’s impasse, some of his top allies are bashing the idea of elevating Patrick McHenry with Democratic support until January to get the House through funding Israel/Ukraine aid and avoiding a shutdown.

"This is the wrong thing to do. Our voters worked very hard to give us the majority,” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said.

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., shared his opposition.

“I’m against speaker lite,” Gaetz said. “It’s constitutional desecration.”

Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., told ABC Senior Congressional Correspondent Rachel Scott he doesn't back the plan and predicted that more than half the GOP would oppose it.

Even if the pragmatic Republicans supporting Jordan support the plan, it will need Democratic votes. The exact number could be fluid.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., has said Republicans must take up government funding and Israel/Ukraine aid. His third demand -- allowing “bipartisan bills” to the floor -- could be a nonstarter for many Republicans depending on how it’s construed.

McHenry kept his cards close entering the meeting about whether he supports the plan.

“I never asked for additional powers,” he said.

He is expected to gavel the House into session shortly and then recess as both parties continue their private meetings.