Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, arrives as House Republicans hold a closed-door meeting to vote by secret ballot on their candidate for speaker of the House, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. Jordan is running against House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La. House business and most congressional action has come to a standstill since Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was ousted as speaker by conservatives in his own party. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
