House Speaker United States Representative Jim Jordan (Republican of Ohio) takes a moment to talk with reporters as he departs the House Republican Conference meeting after he failed to get enough votes for the speakership on the third attempt for the vote for Speaker of the House of Representatives, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, Friday, October 20, 2023. The position of House Speaker has been has been vacant for more than two weeks since Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy (Republican of California) was ousted from the speakership on October 3, 2023, during a vote initiated by United States Representative Matt Gaetz (Republican of Florida), and led by a small group of far-right Republicans. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM