Oct 19, 2023, 7:10 PM EDT
Jordan's office says the third vote will be Friday
The House will vote Friday at 10 a.m. on a third speaker ballot, according to Jordan's spokesman.
New Speaker Johnson projects unity, expects 'aggressive' schedule
Johnson received 220 votes with no Republicans voting against him.
Last Updated: October 25, 2023, 5:40 PM EDT
Rep. Mike Johnson was elected as the 56th speaker of the House Wednesday after three failed GOP tries. Unlike in previous ballots, every single Republican voted for him, giving him 220 votes.
The hard-liner and 2020 election denier said the House will have an “aggressive schedule in the days and weeks ahead.”
The House has faced a chaotic speakership battle that has dragged on for three weeks.
A look back at key moments:
- Oct 25, 2023, 5:39 PM EDT
- Oct 25, 2023, 4:53 PM EDT
- Oct 25, 2023, 3:41 PM EDT
- Oct 25, 2023, 3:37 PM EDT
- Oct 25, 2023, 3:33 PM EDT
Here's how the news developed. All times Eastern.
Oct 19, 2023, 2:55 PM EDT
Jordan, leaving meeting, says there will be a 3rd vote after all
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.
9:27
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.
Oct 19, 2023, 2:52 PM EDT
McCarthy shouted at Matt Gaetz in GOP meeting
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.
Oct 19, 2023, 2:27 PM EDT
Plan to temporarily empower McHenry appears to be nonstarter
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
