Decision comes after Donald Trump ally and Republican firebrand failed in two earlier votes
Jim Jordan talks with members of the press as he walks through the halls at the US Capitol on Thursday. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesJim Jordan will endorse Patrick McHenry as temporary speaker of the US House of Representatives until January, as Republicans search for a solution to end weeks of chaos that have paralysed Congress and prevented lawmakers from underwriting more foreign aid for Israel and Ukraine.
Mr McHenry took up the role of speaker pro tempore, or acting speaker, after the Republican House rebellion that unseated Kevin McCarthy more than two weeks ago.Ripple effects from Israel-Hamas war are felt by Europe’s Muslims The impasse on Capitol Hill has exposed sharp divisions in the Republican Party and laid bare the challenges of governing with a razor-thin majority at a time of deep polarisation in Washington.
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