ICYMI: Jim Jordan stumbles in speaker election, Trump’s legal storm rages

Some reasonable Republicans quickly discovered their spines

Rep. Jim Jordan misplaced the primary spherical of in the present day’s Home speaker election as Republicans proceed to battle amongst themselves. We’re seeing a full-blown battle between far-right members in ruby-red protected districts and people in additional purple-ish districts who really need to reply to voters, particularly the “Biden 18” Republicans who will face powerful reelection fights subsequent 12 months in districts the place Joe Biden beat Donald Trump in 2020. Nonetheless, 12 of these Republicans backed Jordan, an extremist, on the primary vote. 

Rumors urged there can be a second Home vote, however evidently Jordan did not shore up help and that Republicans pulled the plug, planning to attempt once more one other day. If Jordan someway prevails in future votes, Democrats have already got a plan to go arduous at these so-called moderates.

Democrats, however, had been remarkably unified. Rep. Peter Aguilar drew a thunderous ovation for his speech nominating Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the Home minority chief, for speaker. Within the first spherical of voting in the present day, each Home Democrat backed Jeffries, and so they proceed to have zero regrets about not saving Republicans from themselves.

Donald Trump’s lengthy day in courtroom

In the meantime, Donald Trump had one other busy day within the courtroom. Outdoors his civil fraud trial in New York, he had a mini-meltdown to the press. It’s been an particularly dangerous stretch for him, too. Information additionally not too long ago broke that he was scheduled to be questioned below oath relating to lawsuits from ex-FBI staff who despatched destructive texts about him. All these legal and civil instances are including up for Trump, and election specialists are flabbergasted at how a lot donor cash he’s utilizing to pay his authorized payments.

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