Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich predicted Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) will be elected new House speaker on Tuesday because "this is not a time for the House Republican Party to look childish and in disarray."
House Republicans plan to go to the floor Tuesday to vote for a speaker, but after a closed-door conference meeting ended Monday night, it became evident that Speaker Designate Jim Jordan (R-OH) still doesn’t have the votes necessary to become speaker.
Several House Republicans have flipped their votes in favor of Republican House speaker nominee Jim Jordan (R-OH), reportedly believing he would allow a floor vote on tying funding for Ukraine and Israel.
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) said on Monday that he has “been loyal to only one country in the world for 50 years,” rejecting federal prosecutors' claim that he has been acting as an unregistered foreign agent for Egypt.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that President Joe Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday amid Israel's war with Hamas that has world leaders on high alert for escalation with Iran.