Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) faces reporters after it was reported that Jordan vowed to continue his floundering bid for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives after earlier saying he would back a plan to empower Speaker of the House Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry (R-NC) to hold the post until January, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 19, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis