How GOP moderates have Jim Jordan pinned

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the years, we’ve all heard a lot about Republican members of Congress bucking their party. For

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xample, when Rep. Matt Gaetz and a handful of far-right Republicans succeeded in deposing then-Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy two-and-half weeks ago, creating a mess that has paralyzed the House of Representatives. This

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eek, there was another revolt: one against Jim Jordan, the House GOP’s latest speaker-designate. But wh

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t’s unique about this revolt was who led it: people like Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.), who is this week’s guest on Deep Dive. Lawler

represents a Biden district just north of New York City.

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