{"id":595097,"date":"2023-10-21T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/gop-ditches-jordan-and-scrambles-for-speaker-five-takeaways\/"},"modified":"2023-10-21T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T10:00:00","slug":"gop-ditches-jordan-and-scrambles-for-speaker-five-takeaways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gop-ditches-jordan-and-scrambles-for-speaker-five-takeaways\/","title":{"rendered":"#GOP ditches Jordan and scrambles for Speaker: Five takeaways"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26e4dcbd77a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26e4dcbd77a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gop-ditches-jordan-and-scrambles-for-speaker-five-takeaways\/#Can_anyone_get_217\" >Can anyone get 217?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gop-ditches-jordan-and-scrambles-for-speaker-five-takeaways\/#Supplemental_funding_up_the_urgency\" >Supplemental, funding up the urgency<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gop-ditches-jordan-and-scrambles-for-speaker-five-takeaways\/#Anger_felt_on_all_sides_of_conference\" >Anger felt on all sides of conference<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gop-ditches-jordan-and-scrambles-for-speaker-five-takeaways\/#Lawmakers_didnt_take_kindly_to_pressure\" >Lawmakers didn\u2019t take kindly to pressure<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gop-ditches-jordan-and-scrambles-for-speaker-five-takeaways\/#Jordan_will_return_to_fighting_Biden_administration\" >Jordan will return to fighting Biden administration<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>House Republicans ditched Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as their nominee for Speaker on Friday, thrusting the GOP conference back to square one and escalating the chaos that has ensnared the group for nearly three weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan is the second Speaker nominee to be rejected by House Republicans. Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), who initially clinched the nomination over Jordan, withdrew his name from the race one day later after a number of Jordan supporters said they would not back him.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The turmoil comes after eight Republicans and Democrats opted to depose Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as Speaker in a historic \u2014\u00a0and stunning \u2014\u00a0fashion earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan\u2019s repudiation underscores the deep and bitter divisions percolating through the GOP conference as it heads into a fourth week without a clear answer to the question: Who will be the next Speaker of the House?<\/p>\n<p>Here are five takeaways on Jordan\u2019s dismissal and the race for the gavel.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_anyone_get_217\"><\/span><strong>Can anyone get 217?\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/AP23292560258890-e1697741558463.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4265324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/AP23292560258890-e1697741558463.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/AP23292560258890-e1697741558463.jpg?resize=876,492 876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p>Another topsy-turvy week looms as House Republicans aim to nominate a third Speaker pick.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But it is not clear who, if anyone, can get to the number needed to clinch the gavel on the House floor \u2014 217 votes, assuming all members are present and voting, which allows for just four GOP defections.<\/p>\n<p>At least nine Republicans are already running or seriously considering a bid for Speaker. Those include House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) \u2014 who McCarthy endorsed \u2014 and Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (R-Okla.).<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>But as the House comes up on three weeks without a Speaker, and members reflect on two failed nominees, there is plenty of skepticism that the fractious and slim GOP majority will be able to unify.<\/p>\n<p>Scalise and Jordan both won their nominations by a relatively slim margin, and Jordan lost 25 Republican votes on this third ballot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can tell you this,\u201d Rep. Mark Amodei (R-Nev.) told reporters on Thursday, \u201cThere ain\u2019t 217 votes for Jesus, Mary or Joseph in there on any subject.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Also looming over the conference is the question of whether to give Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.)\u00a0more power to move legislation\u00a0as a Nov. 17 government deadline inches closer, and wars in Israel and Ukraine add pressure to pick a Speaker. The House GOP this week rejected a proposal to empower McHenry, but the option remains if the situation becomes more dire.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Supplemental_funding_up_the_urgency\"><\/span><strong>Supplemental, funding up the urgency<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/mchenrypatrick_101823gn02_w.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"Acting Sepaker Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.)\" class=\"wp-image-4262720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/mchenrypatrick_101823gn02_w.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/mchenrypatrick_101823gn02_w.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/mchenrypatrick_101823gn02_w.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/mchenrypatrick_101823gn02_w.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/mchenrypatrick_101823gn02_w.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/mchenrypatrick_101823gn02_w.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/mchenrypatrick_101823gn02_w.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/mchenrypatrick_101823gn02_w.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/mchenrypatrick_101823gn02_w.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/mchenrypatrick_101823gn02_w.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/mchenrypatrick_101823gn02_w.jpg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/mchenrypatrick_101823gn02_w.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/mchenrypatrick_101823gn02_w.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p>The war between Israel and Hamas and the looming government funding deadline have put added pressure on Republicans to coalesce around a new Speaker and get the House back up and running. Without a Speaker, the House is unable to conduct legislative business.<\/p>\n<p>That urgency, however, was kicked up a notch on Friday, when the White House\u00a0unveiled a $100 billion emergency funding request\u00a0that includes money for border security, Israel and Ukraine. The fast-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roaching Nov. 17 shutdown deadline is adding fuel to the fire.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>McHenry sought to assuage concerns on Friday, telling reporters that committees are still able to work as legislative business remains at a standstill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the national security front, we have fully constituted committees. Committees can still work, and they are working,\u201d McHenry said, noting that the chairs of the Intelligence, Appropriations, and Armed Services committees \u201care all working.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to thank the administration for their briefings on the supplemental request for national security,\u201d he said. \u201cOur committees are working with the administration. And the goal there for our committees is to be ready to respond legislatively once we have a duly elected Speaker of the House. And it\u2019s my goal to be talking to you at this time next Friday as chairman of the Financial Services Committee.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Anger_felt_on_all_sides_of_conference\"><\/span><strong>Anger felt on all sides of conference<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/scalisesteve_101823gn01_w.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.)\" class=\"wp-image-4264099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/scalisesteve_101823gn01_w.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/scalisesteve_101823gn01_w.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/scalisesteve_101823gn01_w.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/scalisesteve_101823gn01_w.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/scalisesteve_101823gn01_w.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/scalisesteve_101823gn01_w.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/scalisesteve_101823gn01_w.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/scalisesteve_101823gn01_w.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/scalisesteve_101823gn01_w.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/scalisesteve_101823gn01_w.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/scalisesteve_101823gn01_w.jpg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/scalisesteve_101823gn01_w.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/scalisesteve_101823gn01_w.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p>House Republicans are heading into round three of the Speaker showdown with lots of bad blood.<\/p>\n<p>Scalise backers are frustrated that the Louisiana Republican was forced to withdraw from the race after Jordan supporters said they would not support him, and after Jordan did not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely endorse him until later in the day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jordan backers are now incensed at the conference\u2019s decision to dump the Ohio Republican in a secret ballot, and at Scalise backers for withholding support.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>And hanging over it all is lingering anger at the eight Republicans who banded with Democrats to oust McCarthy from his post \u2014 a vote that set the current Speaker conundrum into motion.<\/p>\n<p>During a closed-door conference meeting on Thursday,\u00a0McCarthy scolded Gaetz\u00a0when the Floridian tried to interrupt the Californian\u2019s remarks, telling Gaetz to sit down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat history will look at: The crazy eight led by Gaetz \u2014 the amount of damage they have done to this party and this country in insurmountable,\u201d McCarthy said after the conference voted to not keep Jordan as the nominee, referencing those who voted to oust him.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m concerned about where we go from here,\u201d McCarthy said<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the Republicans who voted to boot McCarthy \u2014 minus Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.), who has opposed Jordan \u2014\u00a0wrote a letter to colleagues\u00a0saying that they would accept a range of punishments for their actions if it meant lawmakers would unite around Jordan.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans, however, voted to dump Jordan before it came under any serious consideration.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lawmakers_didnt_take_kindly_to_pressure\"><\/span><strong>Lawmakers didn\u2019t take kindly to pressure<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/diazbalartmario_101723gn02_w.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.)\" class=\"wp-image-4261039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/diazbalartmario_101723gn02_w.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/diazbalartmario_101723gn02_w.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/diazbalartmario_101723gn02_w.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/diazbalartmario_101723gn02_w.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/diazbalartmario_101723gn02_w.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/diazbalartmario_101723gn02_w.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/diazbalartmario_101723gn02_w.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/diazbalartmario_101723gn02_w.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/diazbalartmario_101723gn02_w.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/diazbalartmario_101723gn02_w.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/diazbalartmario_101723gn02_w.jpg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/diazbalartmario_101723gn02_w.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/diazbalartmario_101723gn02_w.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p>Jordan allies \u2014\u00a0both inside the Capitol and in conservative media \u2014 deployed a pressure campaign to try and convince those withholding support from the Ohio Republican to flip their stances.<\/p>\n<p>The strategy appears to have backfired.<\/p>\n<p>Holdouts doubled\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>led down on their opposition to Jordan. And the number of Republicans withholding support for Jordan grew over the three ballots.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat millisecond when anybody tries to intimidate me is the moment where they\u2019re, that I am, I no longer have the flexibility because I will not be pressured or intimidated,\u201d Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.), who supported Scalise in all three rounds of floor votes, said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, a number of Jordan holdouts said they and their family members received threats, which sparked concerns on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) said she received \u201ccredible death threats\u201d after she voted against Jordan, and Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said his wife was sent \u201cthreatening\u201d anonymous texts and phone messages. Rep. Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) said his family had received death threats.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) said the secret ballot allowed more Republicans to voice their opposition to Jordan, which ultimately led to him being dropped from the nomination.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that the idea of having a secret ballot really made it possible for those people that didn\u2019t want their people back home to know who they voted for or who they didn\u2019t vote for,\u201d said Kelly, who refused to support Jordan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you go to the secret ballot, then all of a sudden well nobody\u2019s ever gonna know. All the totals, I think, were surprising. It was overwhelming,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jordan_will_return_to_fighting_Biden_administration\"><\/span><strong>Jordan will return to fighting Biden administration<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/jordanjim_101623gn05_w.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio)\" class=\"wp-image-4260206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/jordanjim_101623gn05_w.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/jordanjim_101623gn05_w.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/jordanjim_101623gn05_w.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/jordanjim_101623gn05_w.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/jordanjim_101623gn05_w.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/jordanjim_101623gn05_w.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/jordanjim_101623gn05_w.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/jordanjim_101623gn05_w.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/jordanjim_101623gn05_w.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/jordanjim_101623gn05_w.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/jordanjim_101623gn05_w.jpg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/jordanjim_101623gn05_w.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/jordanjim_101623gn05_w.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p>Jordan, for his part, will remain chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and stay a prominent figure as the panel probes a swath of matters from the prosecution of Hunter Biden and former President Trump to the management of policies on U.S.-Mexico border.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m also going to go back to work,\u201d Jordan said after the GOP conference voted to not keep him as its Speaker nominee. \u201cWe got several depositions lined up next week in the Judiciary Committee, work that we need to do for the American people in our investigative work.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Special counsel Davis Weiss, who is overseeing the investigation into President Biden\u2019s son Hunter Biden, is\u00a0set to appear\u00a0before the House Judiciary Committee next week.<\/p>\n<p>If the House GOP continues with an impeachment inquiry into Biden over his family\u2019s foreign business dealings \u2014 an action that McCarthy had directed \u2014 any impeachment articles would come out of Jordan\u2019s committee and he would likely take a major role in it.<\/p>\n<p><em>Rebecca Beitsch contributed.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. 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