
<br><span class="ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter">T</span>he <a class="Link" href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/house-of-representatives" target="_blank">House of Representatives</a> is reconvening to hold a second vote on a new speaker after Rep. <a class="Link" href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/jim-jordan" target="_blank">Jim Jordan</a> (R-OH) failed to get 217 votes during the first House vote on Tuesday.


The lower chamber of Congress is expected to reconvene at 11 a.m. EDT to hold a vote on the <a class="Link" href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/speaker-of-the-house" target="_blank">speakership</a>.


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Jordan needs to flip 16 of the 20 Republicans who voted against him in the first vote to win the speakership. Former House Speaker <a class="Link" href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/kevin-mccarthy" target="_blank">Kevin McCarthy</a> (R-CA) needed 15 rounds in January to get elected speaker.

The House of Representatives is reconvening to hold a second vote on a new speaker after Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) failed to get 217 votes during the first House vote on Tuesday.{ai:summary}<p>Rep. Jim Jordan fails to secure enough votes in first House vote for new speaker. Will attempt to flip Republicans who voted against him to win speakership. #politics</p>

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