WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- U.S. House Republicans on Friday nominated right-wing figure Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, for House speaker in a closed-door voting amid continued intraparty divisions.
Jordan, co-founder of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, won a vote of 124 to 81 over Austin Scott, an ally of the ousted former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who just announced he would seek the nomination hours earlier.
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