#Politics There are now five votes for other candidates than Jordan or Jeffries.

#Politics Someone cast a vote for Lee Zelton, then the next Republican voted for Scalise.

#Politics A second vote for McCarthy. I didn't catch who it was.

#Politics Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) didn't vote on first call. Three so far have not responded when called.

#Politics Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) votes for Kevin McCarthy. Jordan loses a vote.

#Politics The roll is being called ...

#Politics No more nominations, so it's Jordan vs. Jeffries. Given no other Republican candidate's name was placed in nomination, I have to think that's a good sign for Jordan.

Some Republicans had said they were going to vote for McCarthy or Trump or another candidate.

#Politics Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA) places Hakeem Jeffries' name in nomination for speaker.

#Politics BREAKING ... Jim Jordan wearing a jacket on the House floor!

#Politics One Republican didn't vote present in the quorum.

Jordan just placed in nomination by Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY). Going on an anti-Biden rant.

#Politics All 212 Democrats have voted present. Republicans are missing two, still waiting.

#Politics House Speaker lollapalooza delayed by quorum vote. The time expired long ago, still waiting for four members to show up. If some don't show, it affects the final count and margin of victory.

#Politics From #FloridaToday: #DeSantis voter police continue to arrest black people for "voter fraud." (Earlier charges in similar court cases have been dismissed.)

https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/10/17/police-camera-shows-confusion-in-latest-florida-voter-fraud-arrest/71205459007/

#Politics House Speaker lollapalooza has begun. Watch live on the #CSPAN YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0egtxGLhfA

#Politics From @POTUS on Zombie Twitter:

*****

On Wednesday, I'll travel to #Israel to stand in solidarity in the face of Hamas's brutal terrorist attack.

I'll then travel to Jordan to address dire humanitarian needs, meet with leaders, and make clear that #Hamas does not stand for Palestinians' right to self-determination.

#Politics From #CNN:

Gym Jordan is winning over Republican holdouts. He might be within 10-20 by the time the House speaker vote is held tomorrow at 12 PM EDT.

My impression is that he's falling back on good old-fashioned party tribalism. Stuff needs to be done, he has more support than anyone else in the party, vote for him and let's move on.

Keep in mind that *anyone* -- R or D -- can call for a vacate vote. So Jordan might not last long if he goes off the rails.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/16/politics/house-speaker-fight-jim-jordan/index.html

#Politics From #CNN: Judge issues targeted gag order for #Trump in election overthrow case.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/16/politics/trump-gag-order-chutkan-hearing/index.html

#Politics #DeSantis #Israel #Hamas

From #CNN:

Bigot is as bigot does.

“If you look at how they behave, not all of them are Hamas, but they are all antisemitic. None of them believe in Israel’s right to exist."

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/14/politics/desantis-us-gaza-refugees/index.html

#Politics BREAKING From #TheHill:

House Republican conference selects Gym Jordan for speaker with 124 votes.

218 will be needed to win the speaker gavel if all members are present.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4254931-jim-jordan-wins-speaker-nomination/

#Politics BREAKING from #CNN: Rep. Steve Scalise drops out of House speaker race.

“There are still some people that have their own agendas and I was very clear we have to have everybody put their agendas on the side and focus on what this country needs."

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/12/politics/steve-scalise-speaker-fight/index.html