Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) challenged special counsel Robert Hur’s conclusion in his report about President Joe Biden’s mishandling of classified documents, claiming President Biden used them to reveal high-security information to his book’s ghostwriter. Mr. Hur’s analysis alleged that the president’s memory and cognitive issues were reason enough not to prosecute President Biden for removing […]
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) accused the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division of politically-based prosecutions while questioning U.S. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke during a Tuesday House hearing about “Oversight of the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division” in Washington. Mr. Jordan offered what he said were examples of the DOJ’s prosecutorial imbalance during his […]
House Judiciary Committee and Weaponization Subcommittee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) announced on Nov. 30 he has subpoenaed two former Biden administration officials for their alleged roles in what he said were government censorship efforts. Mr. Jordan subpoenaed Andy Slavitt, who was the White House senior adviser for the COVID pandemic response, and Rob Flaherty, who […]
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has subpoenaed Bank of America (BoA) for information over the company’s allegedly sharing with the FBI private customer data connected with the Jan. 6 events in Washington. The subpoena is part of the Weaponization Select Subcommittee’s probe “into major banks sharing Americans’ private financial data with the [FBI] without […]
House Republicans have stepped up their search for answers about President Joe Biden’s alleged mishandling of classified documents from his vice presidency—and may be building a case for impeachment. Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) and Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) have subpoenaed former White House Counsel Dana Remus with the aim of conducting a transcribed interview with her. […]
WASHINGTON—Special counsel David Weiss says he asked the U.S. Department of Justice for an elevated position while investigating President Joe Biden’s son but was denied, a top lawmaker said on Nov. 7. “He requested. He was not given that request, and never had that authority throughout the time,” Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the […]
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has ordered Big Tech giants including Apple and Google’s parent company, Alphabet, to hand over information regarding the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) attempts to surveil members of Congress and their staff via their private emails and phone records. Mr. Jordan fired off letters to the CEOs of Alphabet, […]
President Joe Biden is asking to send over $100 billion to Ukraine, Israel, and more. Who’s getting what in that massive request, and why have some lawmakers vowed to make it “dead on arrival”? Republicans toss Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) out of the speaker race after a third failed ballot and resistance against him unwavering—leaving […]
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) failed for a third time to become House speaker on Friday, as more Republicans voted against him. He was removed as speaker nominee in a secret ballot later in the day. “We need to come together and figure out who our speaker is going to be,” Mr. Jordan told reporters after […]
House Republicans revoked the nomination of Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) for speaker of the House in a vote of no-confidence taken on Oct. 20, shortly after he continued to lose ground on a third ballot on the House floor. The 112 to 86 vote came amid intense frustration among House members over the events of […]
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) will hold a press conference Friday morning after his candidacy for House speaker lost some support among Republicans in a second ballot on Wednesday. “[Mr. Jordan] will hold a press conference tomorrow morning, Friday, October 20, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. ET in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol,” read a […]
A third vote on House speaker was delayed Thursday, but Republican nominee Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) says he’s still in the race. What did Republicans speak about behind closed doors, beyond who should take the speaker’s role? Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) tells us what he thinks about the current plan for House speaker. Will he be […]
Nominee for House speaker Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) told reporters that he would keep running for speaker of the House, after a third round of floor vote was canceled on Thursday. Meanwhile, former speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) spoke about why he chose Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) as the acting speaker pro tempore.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has reportedly canceled his plans for the House to vote on his speakership for the 3rd time on Thursday. Several media outlets have reported that instead, he is backing giving temporary speaker Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) more power until January. Former President Donald Trump’s lawyer at the time of the 2020 presidential […]
President Joe Biden visited Israel and met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a show of solidarity on Oct. 18. U.S. intelligence confirmed Israel’s claim that the rocket that hit the hospital in Gaza did not come from Israel. The Treasury Department announced new sanctions on ten Hamas members and operatives. Meanwhile, a group of […]
President Joe Biden’s message to Israel in Tel Aviv on Wednesday: “You are not alone.” He said he’s also backing Israel’s assessment that an Islamic terrorist group was behind the explosion at a hospital in Gaza. The House is voting to elect a new speaker again. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) hasn’t garnered enough Republican support […]
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) will try on Oct. 18 for a second time to become second in line to the presidency. Mr. Jordan failed on Oct. 17 to become speaker after 20 House Republicans blocked his path to the gavel. A scheduled 6 p.m. ET vote that day was canceled. Follow here for live updates. […]
