GOP Rejects Expanding Interim Speaker Power as Jordan Backtracks

House Republicans supporting a proposal to expand the power of a temporary speaker faced opposition within their own party, leading to the rejection of the resolution. Rep. Jim Jordan, the conference's current speaker-designate, initially agreed to support the resolution but later reversed course. Jordan plans to hold a third vote on his candidacy for speaker, although it is unlikely he will secure the necessary votes. The Republican conference has been without a speaker for nearly three weeks, causing dysfunction and hindering legislative progress.