WASHINGTON, D.C.: United States lawmakers rejected hardline conservative Jim Jordan's bid for speaker of the House of Representatives for a second time on Wednesday, as the leadership vacuum paralyzed Washington for a 15th day with no clear resolution in sight.
The lower chamber of Congress has been in a tailspin since Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California was ousted by his party's far right on October 3, leaving it unable to address a looming government shutdown or war in the Middle East.
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