AdvertisementU.S. House pauses for the night before another attempt to elect a speakerUpdated October 17, 2023Lexie SchapitlDeirdre WalshClaudia GrisalesKelsey SnellTyler BartlamfacebookEmailRep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, sits with Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio (right), as Republicans try to elect him to be the new House speaker, at the Capitol on Tuesday. Behind him is former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. (AP)This article was originally published on October 17, 2023.