House votes canceled as speakership fight drags into fourth day

House Republicans won’t meet again for votes until Friday morning as the fight to elect a new speaker drags into its fourth day and Speaker Designate Jim Jordan (R-OH) continues to try and convince key GOP holdouts to support his quest for the gavel. Jordan met with several of the 22 Republicans who voted against his nomination on Thursday evening in an effort to chip away at the mounting opposition and inch his way closer to the 217 votes needed to clinch the speaker’s gavel. However, the Ohio Republican walked away from the meeting with little progress to show, as several of the holdouts indicated they were unconvinced to change their vote.

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