WASHINGTON, D.C.: Republicans chose firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio as their new nominee for speaker of the United States House of Representatives during internal voting on Friday, putting the gavel within reach of the staunch ally of Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump.
MOBBED BY THE MEDIA Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio (center) talks to reporters as he and fellow House Republicans meet again behind closed doors at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. AP PHOTO