Expert Analysis on Whether Jim Jordan Will Become Speaker of the House | EWTN News Nightly

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The House of Representatives has failed to elect a speaker. 20 Republicans failed to vote for Ohio Republican Jim Jordan sending the House to another round of voting. Jordan needs 217 votes to win the speakership. Political Science Professor at Catholic University of America, Matthew Green, joins to share how long he sees this dragging out and whether Senator Jordan will ever become speaker. Green discusses how much it will cost him in terms of deals and compromises and whether he could be weakened to the same extent as Kevin McCarthy. Green tells us how problematic it is that we do not have a speaker considering the wars in Israel, Ukraine and a looming government shutdown in less than a month. He fills us in on whether he thinks the mounting pressure will force the Republican conference to name a speaker soon. There's some suggestion that Speaker Pro Tem Patrick McHenry could be nominated temporarily, while a long-term successor is determined. Green talks about how likely this is to happen. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf