Premium Representative Jim Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. Combative right-wing Republican Jim Jordan failed to win a first vote on Tuesday to serve as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, but more votes were expected to follow that could wear down his opponents.

The Ohio lawmaker backed by former President Donald Trump won 200 votes, short of the 217 needed to win the job, as 20 of his fellow Republican voted against him. All 212 Democrats voted for their leader, Hakeem Jeffries.

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