House Republicans Continue to Struggle to Choose Speaker | PBS NewsHour

Republican Congressman Jim Jordan’s second try for speaker of the House went more poorly than his first. In Wednesday’s vote he received two fewer Republican votes than he did on Tuesday. Lisa Desjardins reports on the Capitol frozen in legislative limbo and Geoff Bennett discussed where the GOP stands and what comes next with Rep. Carlos Gimenez, one of the Republicans who voted against Jordan.

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