Far-right Ohio Congressmember Jim Jordan failed Tuesday to reach the 217-vote threshold needed to become the next House speaker. Twenty of his fellow Republicans voted against him. All 212 Democrats voted for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Jim Jordan is a close Trump ally and was involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. Congressmembers are voting again today. The House has been without a speaker for two weeks, following the ouster of Kevin McCarthy. Meanwhile, a bipartisan move to empower Speaker Pro Tem Patrick McHenry to oversee legislative business is being discussed as a way out of the current quagmire.