However, Jordan faces an uphill battle to win over holdouts and is under growing pressure from within the GOP conference to drop out. Interim option scrapped: After a heated closed-door conference meeting Thursday, House Republicans said a resolution to temporarily expand the powers of interim Speaker Patrick McHenry had been scrapped and they will instead go forward with more floor votes for Jordan.Jordan's office said the House is expected to hold its next speaker vote Friday at 10 a.m. The Ohio Republican met this afternoon with some holdouts who opposed his bid - but several emerged from the meeting saying they still aren't voting for him. Jordan vows to stay in race: Rep. Jim Jordan affirmed Thursday he's still running for House speaker despite substantial resistance and two failed speakership votes.
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