Jim Jordan vows to keep fighting for votes to win a third ballot for House speaker – US politics

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Republican candidate says he’ll ‘keep working on it’ after failing in second round of votes

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The House of Representatives remains in another day of limbo and without a speaker as Ohio’s Republican representative Jim Jordan failed to secure 217 votes in Wednesday’s second round of voting.

President Joe Biden has cautioned Israel to not “repeat mistakes” made by the US following 9/11 during his visit to Tel Aviv.

Florida Republican representative Matt Gaetz has issued an apology over an email that blamed other Republicans amid the House speaker fight.

Muslim groups are warning that the inflammatory rhetoric on Palestine by Republican politicans is endangering Arab Americans.

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