Act I – Kiss the Ring

Act II – Make #MAGA Happy

PHOTOS: The drama-filled process to elect Kevin McCarthy as House speaker

Act III – Made #MAGA Mad

Act IV – No Speaker

JUST IN: Jim Jordan Loses House GOP Secret Ballot, Is No Longer Speaker Nominee

“Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) lost a secret ballot held at a House GOP conference meeting on Friday, shortly after he lost his third and final vote on the House floor as Republicans nominee to be the next speaker of the House.

Punchbowl News’ Jake Sherman reported that Jordan was soundly discarded by the conference, with 122 voting to move on from him and 86

Jordan is no longer the GOP’s speaker-designate, leaving it an open question as to who Republicans will put forward next. They are expected to hold a candidate forum on Monday.”

Jim Jordan Pushes for Third Vote After Fallback Plan Collapses

“The House of Representatives has now gone 16 days without a speaker and, after another day of furious discussions, palace intrigue and utter confusion among flailing Republicans, it appears no closer to getting one.”

In the latest sign of House chaos, the temporary speaker is threatening to quit

“WASHINGTON — In a closed-door meeting Thursday, Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., told GOP colleagues he might resign as speaker pro tempore if Republicans push him to try to move legislation on the floor without an explicit vote to expand his powers, according to multiple lawmakers in the room.

“If you guys try to do that, you’ll figure out who the next person on Kevin’s list is,” McHenry told the room, three sources said, referring to former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s secret list of GOP lawmakers who would serve as temporary speaker in the event of a vacancy.”

‘What Is Broken in American Politics Is the Republican Party’

“Fourteen experts on the roots of Kevin McCarthy’s ouster and why Republicans keep destroying their own leaders.”