A member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has written to Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan (R), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, warning that Joe Biden’s sweeping executive order embedding radical woke equity ideology in all agencies of the executive branch is a “Trojan Horse” that represents “a major step toward socialism.”
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Ohio U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan Demands Transparency: Why Was Dr. Fauci ‘So Consumed’ with Refuting COVID Wuhan Lab Leak Narrative?
Ohio U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH-04) said Sunday he is determined to obtain transparency on the origins of the COVID-19 virus, specifically why Dr. Anthony Fauci insisted on a dismissal of the narrative that the virus originated from a lab leak in Wuhan, China.
Read MoreJim Jordan Says Crisis at the Border Is ‘Intentional;’ Articles of Impeachment Filed Against DHS Chief Mayorkas
Efforts to impeach Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the border crisis appeared to gain steam on Wednesday as the Republican-controlled House Judiciary Committee met to examine the “Biden Border Crisis.”
“Month after month, we have set records for migrants coming into the country, and frankly, I think it’s intentional,” said House Judiciary Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio).
Read MoreWatchdog Groups Call for Expanded Search for Biden Classified Documents
The FBI searched President Joe Biden’s Delaware beach home Wednesday amid the 46th president’s ongoing documents scandal.
FBI officials said the search uncovered no new classified documents, but government watchdogs are calling on the Justice Department to widen its net amid concerns the Biden administration has been less than forthright about the records quest thus far.
Read MoreHouse Adjourns Until 10 p.m. After McCarthy Comes Up Short for Speaker in 13 Rounds
The House of Representatives convened on Friday for the fourth day of voting for speaker and House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy has picked up 15 votes from GOP holdouts but he’s still short of the simple majority needed to win.
The House passed a motion to adjourn until 10pm. McCarthy told reporters he’s confident he will have the votes to win Friday evening.
Read MoreU.S. House Adjourns Without Electing New Speaker
California Republican Kevin McCarthy failed Tuesday to get enough support in the first three votes as his bid for Speaker of the House struggles to cross the finish line.
The U.S. House adjourned with no debate after the third vote and is scheduled to reconvene at noon Wednesday. Until a new speaker is elected, the House cannot conduct other business.
Read MoreU.S. Rep Jim Jordan Favors LaRose’s 60 Percent Ohio Constitutional Amendment
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Congressman Jim Jordan told The Ohio Press Network (OPN) in a phone interview over the weekend that an Ohio General Assembly effort — spearheaded by Ohio Secretary Frank LaRose — to require 60% approval to amend the state constitution is a “good, common-sense thing that our Founders understood [to be] important to protect people’s liberties and our representative form of government.”
Jordan, who is tabbed to chair the powerful House Judiciary Committee when Republicans regain control of the lower chamber in January, said that a supermajority is needed to override a presidential veto and a governor’s veto, and should be required in order “to change fundamental principles and fundamental concepts.”
Read MoreRepublicans Announce Investigation into Joe Biden, Allege He Was Directly ‘Involved’ with Hunter’s Dealings
House Republicans announced they were launching an investigation into President Joe Biden at a press conference Thursday, alleging that the elder Biden was “involved” in his son Hunter’s overseas business dealings.
Republican Reps. James Comer of Kentucky and Jim Jordan of Ohio, citing unnamed whistleblowers, alleged that Joe Biden was the “chairman of the board” of the Biden family empire and oversaw Hunter’s business activity, claiming to find evidence of conspiracy to defraud the United States and money laundering. Hunter Biden currently holds a minority stake in a Chinese private equity firm responsible for investing in a previously sanctioned technology company that committed human rights violations against Uyghurs, and the new accusations point to involvement in the energy industry.
Read MoreJim Jordan Launches Congressional Inquiry into FBI Raid on Mark Houck, DOJ’s Political Enforcement of FACE Act
Republicans Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio and Mike Johnson of Louisiana are launching a congressional inquiry into the Justice Department’s political enforcement of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, The Daily Signal has learned.
“Several recent actions by the Department reinforce the conclusion that the Justice Department is using its federal law enforcement authority as a weapon against the administration’s political opponents,” the Republican congressmen said in a letter to both Jacqueline Romero, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and Attorney General Merrick Garland. “Since the unprecedented leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Justice Department has politicized enforcement of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act.”
Read MoreKey Lawmaker Worried FBI Whistleblowers Facing Retaliation as Evidence of Politicization Mounts
An FBI whistleblower who alleges the bureau has been diverting resources to create a false political narrative that America has a violent domestic extremism problem has been suspended, raising concerns about retaliation for cooperating with Congress.
Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee and its likely chairman if the GOP wins the House in November, confirmed to Just the News that Steve Friend, a whistleblower whose identity was outed on TV recently, is facing some form of disciplinary action.
Read MoreOhio Representative: FBI Won’t Answer Allegation Vet-Led Preparedness Group Listed as Domestic Violent Extremists
GOP Rep. Jim Jordan says the FBI is not responding to his concerns about a whistleblower report claiming the agency has classified an emergency-preparedness group started by a former Green Beret as a “domestic violent extremism” organization.
Jordan, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, addressed his concerns in a letter sent Wednesday to FBI Director Christopher Wray — following one he sent in July about whistleblower allegations that the agency is “padding its domestic violent extremist data.”
Read MoreOhio GOP Congressional Delegation Wants Garland and Wray to Explain Mar-a-Lago Search
Republican members of Ohio’s congressional delegation reacted with mistrust that the federal government had sufficient cause to conduct its surprise search of former President Donald Trump’s home at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, FL earlier this week.
The former president himself has characterized the move as “prosecutorial misconduct” by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Justice to unfairly target President Joe Biden’s most high-profile adversary. Sources with knowledge of the event told the press that agents intended to gather evidence regarding whether Trump brought classified documents from the White House to his Palm Beach residence.
Read MoreOhio Rep. Jim Jordan Joins Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall in Video Detailing Alleged COVID Cover-Up
U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) and U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) released a video Monday detailing why they believe White House Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci was involved with the Chinese government’s coronavirus cover up.
Both lawmakers have been working to uncover the origins of COVID-19 over the past two years.
Read MoreOhio U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan: January 6 Committee ‘Lied to the American People’
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) said members of the House Democrats’ select committee who claim to be investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol “altered evidence” of a text exchange between him and former White House Chief-of-Staff Mark Meadows.
On Sunday Jordan referred to the primetime presentation hearing focused on the riot, for which Democrats hired former president of ABC News James Goldston to produce, as nothing but a partisan effort that has already been shown to include doctored “evidence.”
Read MoreAlways Right with Bob Frantz: Congressman Jim Jordan Comments On the War on Women and Science
Monday morning on Always Right with Bob Frantz, weekday mornings on AM 1420 The Answer, host Frantz welcomed US Congressman Jim Jordan from Ohio to the show to discuss the War on Science and basic human biology.
Read MoreRep. Jim Jordan Calls on National School Boards Association Leaders to Testify
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has requested the interim CEO of the National School Boards Association (NSBA), Chip Slaven, and the NSBA’s president, Dr. Viola Garcia, testify before the House Judiciary Committee for their involvement in seeking a Justice Department probe of parents.
In his letters to the NSBA leaders, Jordan explains how they wrote to President Biden, saying, “that ‘malice, violence, and threats’ against school officials ‘could be the equivalent of a form of domestic terrorism or hate crimes,'” while suggesting the Patriot Act could be used to prosecute parents.
He added that for several weeks prior to the letter being sent, the NSBA was already “engaged with the White House and Department of Education,” according to an email sent to their board members.
Read MoreCritics Pan Biden’s Claim $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill Costs ‘Zero’
President Joe Biden is taking fire for comments he made about his $3.5 trillion legislation just as the bill faces a deeply split Congress.
Biden made headlines for claiming the bill would cost “zero dollars,” despite media reports and members of both parties commonly naming the bill’s cost at $3.5 trillion for the last several months.
Read MoreTrump Won’t Commit to 2024 Run, Says He’ll Decide ‘in the Not Too Distant Future’
Former President Donald Trump did not commit to running for president in 2024 while on Fox News on Thursday, but said he’d make a decision “in the not too distant future.”
“I think you’ll be very happy,” Trump told host Greg Gutfeld. “I’ll make a decision in the not too distant future, but I love our country.”
Trump contradicted his previous statement to Sean Hannity in June, according to which he had already made a decision on whether he would run for president again.
Read MoreOhio Rep. Jim Jordan on Trump 2024: ‘I Think He’s Gonna Run’
Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan said Thursday that he thinks former President Donald Trump will run for a third time in 2024.
“I think he’s gonna run. I want him to run,” Jordan said at a GOP event in Dallas County, Iowa, reported the Des Moines Register. “He’s proven he can take the heat. We’re at a moment now where you’ve got to have someone who’s willing to fight, willing to stand up to all the abuses.”
Jordan is one of Trump’s top allies in Congress, and he told Des Moines outlet KCCI that he is “convinced” Trump will run.
Read MoreOhio Rep. Jim Jordan Says He Does Not Plan to Run for Portman Seat
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH-4) has said that he will not seek election for the Senate seat that will soon be vacated by Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH).
Read MoreOhio Rep. Jim Jordan Expected to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
President Trump is reportedly set to award a Presidential Medal of Freedom to Rep. Jim Jordan, the U.S. Republican Representative for Ohio from the 4th District.
Read MoreJordan Easily Wins Reelection as Ohio Becomes Interesting Player in Race for the White House
Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan, an outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump, easily won re-election to Ohio’s Fourth Congressional District in an election that had few surprises statewide.
However, as the night wore on, Ohio’s presidential outcome became more interesting nationwide as the race for the state’s 18 electoral votes continued to tighten between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.
Read MoreJim Jordan Battles with Dr. Anthony Fauci on If Protests Cause the Coronavirus to Spread
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH-04) continually questioned Dr. Anthony Fauci about whether protests cause the spread of the coronavirus during the House’s coronavirus hearing on Friday.
Despite Jordan’s repeated attempts to get Fauci to answer this question, Fauci side-stepped the question and said that he didn’t have “any scientific evidence that protests spread the coronavirus,” but rather it was crowds that increased the “acquisition and transmission” of the coronavirus.
Read MoreRep. Jordan Opens AG Barr Hearing with Brutal Video Highlighting Antifa Violence, Looting and Rioting
During a House Judiciary Committee hearing with Attorney General William Barr Tuesday morning, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) the ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, went over the heads of the corporate media to show a brutal video highlighting the violence and mayhem of the Black Lives Matter and antifa mobs.
Read MoreJim Jordan Hoping for Indictments in Durham’s Probe of Origins of Russia Investigation
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH-04), ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, said his constituents want to see someone go to jail for targeting President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign.
The Ohio Republican said he hopes U.S. Attorney John Durham’s investigation into the origins of the Russia probe will produce indictments.
Read MoreJim Jordan Calls on Nadler to Help Obtain Trump-Russia Documents Before Barr Hearing
Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, is calling on Rep. Jerry Nadler to help obtain documents and testimony related to the FBI’s investigation of the Trump campaign prior to a hearing in July for Attorney General William Barr.
“The Attorney General’s appearance is also an opportunity for the Committee to conduct oversight of the Obama-Biden Administration’s weaponization of the Justice Department and intelligence community against the Trump campaign,” Jordan wrote in a letter to Nadler obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Read MoreRep. Jordan Calls on FBI Director to Explain Actions in Michael Flynn Counterintelligence Probe
Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, wants FBI Director Christopher Wray to review the bureau’s investigation into whether former national security adviser Michael Flynn acted as a Russian agent.
Read MoreJim Jordan Wins Americans for Limited Government’s 2019 Congress Man of the Year Award
Americans for Limited Government (ALG) awarded Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH-04) Congressman of the Year for 2019.
Read MoreRep. Jim Jordan Raised $1.4 Million in Fourth Quarter After Taking Role in Trump’s Defense
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH-04) significantly outraised many of his colleagues in Ohio’s congressional delegation during the final quarter of 2019, including both of the state’s U.S. senators.
Read MoreJim Jordan Says Impeachment Case Nothing But ‘Presumptions, Assumptions, and Hearsay’
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH-04), a member of President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team, said the Democrats’ case for removing the president from office amounts to nothing more than “presumptions, assumptions, and hearsay.”
Read MoreOhio’s Jim Jordan Calls for Restraints on Federal Government’s Use of Facial Recognition Technology
A prominent Ohio congressman is calling on new regulations to restrain the federal government’s use of facial recognition technology.
Read MoreRep Jim Jordan Says Ukraine Got Money Because its President Was Worth the Risk
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, a Republican representing Ohio’s Fourth Congressional District, said on CBS Sunday that Ukraine received U.S. aid because that country’s president, Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelensky, was worth the risk.
Read MoreJim Jordan Gets in Heated Exchange with Jake Tapper: ‘They Don’t Care About the Truth’
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH-04) went viral Sunday morning after getting in a heated exchange with CNN host Jake Tapper on Sunday morning’s “State of the Union.” Tapper and Jordan went back and forth on a number of topics related to the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. “You really…
Read MoreJim Jordan Tears Into Comey: ‘Owes the Country an Apology’
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH-04) said former FBI Director James Comey “owes the country an apology” following the release of an inspector general report that confirmed Comey leaked sensitive FBI materials to the media.
Read MoreGOP Lawmakers Ask for Docs on Potential Misuse of Taxpayer Money Related to Abortion Services, Referrals
Lawmakers are asking for the reports on AmeriCorps’ potential misuse of taxpayer money related to abortion services and referrals, as well as building renovations, a letter from ranking members on the House Oversight Committee reveals.
Read MoreRobert Mueller Repeatedly Refuses to Answer Jim Jordan’s Questions About Joseph Mifsud
Former special prosecutor Robert Mueller stuck to a common phrase when asked questions by Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH-04) about his investigation into Joseph Mifsud: “I can’t get into that.”
Read MoreJim Jordan Releases Report Showing ‘Overwhelming Majority’ of Migrant Children Reunited With Families
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH-04) and his Republican colleagues on the House Oversight Committee released a report last week showing that most separated migrant children have been reunited with their families. “The Committee’s oversight to date contradicts the Democrat narrative that the Trump Administration is neglecting separated children at the…
Read MoreRep. Jim Jordan Slams Democrats for Handling of Border Crisis: ‘Fabricating Stories of Cruelty’
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH-04) slammed Democrats for their handling of the crisis at the southern border during a recent hearing before the House Oversight Committee. “What we’re going to hear from Democrats this morning is astonishing. It will be truly astonishing. For months they’ve declared there wasn’t even a…
Read MoreJim Jordan Says Dems Are Targeting Kellyanne Conway Because ‘She’s Good at What She Does’
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH-04) said Wednesday that White House counselor Kellyanne Conway is being targeted by Democrats because she’s “effective” as the House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena her for testimony. The vote to subpoena Conway, which passed 25 to 16, comes amid a recommendation from the Office of…
Read MoreRep. Jim Jordan Believes Democrats Want to Stop Trump at Any Cost
Ohio Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH-4) thinks Democrats will do anything to stop President Donald Trump. Jordan defended the president after Nancy Pelosi and Trump made comments about each other this week, explaining in a Friday Twitter thread how the Democrats are committed to stopping the president at any cost. “Democrats…
Read MoreJim Jordan Says Democrats Are ‘Nervous’ That Barr Will ‘Get to the Bottom of Everything’
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH-04) slammed his Democratic colleagues on the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday for voting to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress. “Bill Barr is following the law, and what’s his reward? Democrats are going to hold him in contempt,” Jordan began his remarks. “I…
Read MoreJim Jordan Calls Out Democrats for Having No ‘Legislative Initiatives’ Apart from Attacking Trump
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH-04) tore into his Democratic colleagues Tuesday for having no “legislative initiatives” apart from attacking President Donald Trump. The comments came during a contentious House Oversight Committee hearing on climate change and its impact on national security. Former Secretary of State John Kerry was called before the…
Read MoreJim Jordan Explains Why Certain Sections of Mueller Report Must Be Redacted
by Nick Givas Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio explained why certain sections of the Mueller report must be redacted and said Congress has a duty to protect classified material. “You’ve got the chairman of the Intelligence Committee, Adam Schiff, saying ‘Go ahead and make public classified information,’ and…
Read MoreJim Jordan Goes on Media Blitz Against ‘Collusion Delusion’
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH-04) blasted his Democratic colleagues for their “collusion delusion” during several cable news appearances this week. Fox and Friends, America’s Newsroom, Hannity, Ingraham Angle—if there was coverage of the Russia investigation, then Jordan was likely there to talk about it, and his message was clear: “no new…
Read MoreJim Jordan Reminds Nation That Democrats Used to Talk About Mueller Like He’s ‘Next to Jesus’
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH-04) sat down for an interview with George Stephanopoulos Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” where he said his Democratic colleagues viewed Robert Mueller as “next to Jesus” heading into the Russia investigation. Prior to his interview, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA-28) was on the show and suggested that…
Read MoreJim Jordan Lobbies Lame Duck Congress to Fund Trump’s Border Wall
by Nick Givas Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio said the GOP has failed to keep its campaign promises and told Congress to fund President Donald Trump’s border wall on Fox & Friends Wednesday. “What was the single biggest promise we made the American people in 2016 that we…
Read MoreCommentary: It’s On! Jim Jordan Announces For Speaker Of The U.S. House of Representatives
by CHQ Staff Back in May a virtual Who’s Who of conservative movement leaders, led by CHQ Chairman Richard A. Viguerie, came together to urge Rep. Jim Jordan (OH-4), the former Chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, to run for Speaker of the House. Yesterday, Rep. Jordan made it…
Read MoreCommentary: Jim Jordan Must Be Winning The Race For Speaker
by George Rasley Let us help you understand what’s going on with the phony scandal being ginned up against Rep. Jim Jordan, the consensus conservative choice to succeed RINO Paul Ryan as Speaker of the House. NBC News published an article on Tuesday, quoting Mike DiSabato and Dunyasha Yetts,…
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