This chapter explores the competition for the position of Speaker of the House in the United States and focuses on the fractured state of the Republican party and the strategies employed by Jim Jordan, a prominent Republican figure.
Republicans made history when they ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and they continue to make history in their inability to replace him. Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah and Siona Peterous, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Tien Nguyen, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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