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Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, a key member and founder of the conservative Freedom Caucus, arrives for a TV interview on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 23, 2017, as the GOP's long-promised legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare comes to a showdown vote. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Jim Jordan responds to Donald Trump’s primary threats

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, a key member and founder of the conservative Freedom Caucus, has been downplaying President Trump's threats to oust members of the group during the 2018 primaries. “I’ve never shied away from competition. If that’s what happens, that’s what happens," Mr. Jordan said. Tensions between the White House and House Freedom Caucus have ramped up recently. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Freedom Caucus co-founder: ‘We are trying to help the president’

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

GOP Rep. Jim Jordan praised in Ohio for blocking health bill

By JULIE CARR SMYTH - Associated Press

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, a key member and founder of the conservative Freedom Caucus, arrives for a TV interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 23, 2017, as the GOP's long-promised legislation to repeal and replace "Obamacare" comes to a showdown vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Jim Jordan: ‘Mishmash’ health care bill failed to deliver on full repeal promise

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 15, 2016 file photo, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans on Sunday, March 12, 2017, dismissed an upcoming Congressional Budget Office analysis widely expected to conclude that more Americans will be uninsured under a proposal to dismantle Barack Obama's health law, despite President Donald Trump's promise of universal coverage. Jordan, a co-founder of the House Freedom Caucus, criticized the plan Sunday during on appearance on "Fox News Sunday" as an unacceptable form of "Obamacare-lite." He reiterated that he and other caucus members will seek to block the House bill unless there are additional changes. Meanwhile, GOP opponents from the right and center hardened positions against the Trump-backed legislation. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)

Jim Jordan, Ohio Republican: Freedom Caucus ‘did country a favor’ by keeping Obamacare

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 15, 2016 file photo, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans on Sunday, March 12, 2017, dismissed an upcoming Congressional Budget Office analysis widely expected to conclude that more Americans will be uninsured under a proposal to dismantle Barack Obama's health law, despite President Donald Trump's promise of universal coverage. Jordan, a co-founder of the House Freedom Caucus, criticized the plan Sunday during on appearance on "Fox News Sunday" as an unacceptable form of "Obamacare-lite." He reiterated that he and other caucus members will seek to block the House bill unless there are additional changes. Meanwhile, GOP opponents from the right and center hardened positions against the Trump-backed legislation. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)

Rep. Jim Jordan: Votes aren’t there today to pass health care bill

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, questions Democratic presidential candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as she testified before the committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Jim Jordan: ‘Repair’ of Obamacare implies there’s something worth fixing

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, questions Democratic presidential candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as she testified before the committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Jim Jordan: Hillary Clinton, Obama administration misled public on Benghazi attack

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., left, accompanied by outgoing House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, center, and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. speaks during a new conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. The House’s most hard-edged conservatives are eager to derail Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s bid to become speaker. But they remain outnumbered and it’s unclear if they can rally behind an alternative. That leaves the California Republican the heavy favorite when GOP lawmakers choose their candidate to replace outgoing Speaker John Boehner on Thursday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

CAL THOMAS: Banana Republicans?

By Cal Thomas

Sen. Marco Rubio. (Associated Press)

GOP lawmakers aim to cut the District’s gun restrictions

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

In this photo taken March 12, 2015, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio talks with local residents and business owners at Common Grounds Coffehouse and Cafe in Bluffton, Ohio. Jordan says his band of GOP rebels is considering upcoming spending bills for ways to repeal President Barack Obama’s action easing deportation. The four-term Ohio congressman says he doesn’t want to bring negotiations on federal spending and other matters to a halt. His newly-named Freedom Caucus, numbering perhaps 30 Republicans, wants to help Republicans negotiate tough issues as close to conservative principles as possible. (AP Photo/J.D. Pooley)

House GOP rebel leader walks line as party tries to govern

By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

"We want conservative legislators to know that conservatives in general are supportive of them," said former Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II. (Associated Press)

Senate Conservatives Fund helps Republicans on right, picks fight in Congress

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. leaves the House chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, after a procedural vote as Congress moves toward a spending bill for the Homeland Security Department hours before a shutdown was to begin. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House GOP: No deal to vote on ‘clean’ DHS funding bill

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio speaks at the 2014 Values Voter Summit in Washington, Friday, Sept. 26, 2014. Prospective Republican presidential candidates are expected to promote religious liberty at home and abroad at a gathering of evangelical conservatives, rebuking an unpopular President Barack Obama while skirting divisive social issues that have tripped up the GOP. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Rep. Jim Jordan: ‘Eric Holder can’t go fast enough’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

**FILE** Former Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 5, 2014. (Associated Press)

GOP: Lerner warned IRS employees to hide information from Congress

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - This Feb. 6, 2014, file photo shows Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans hoping to ride Benghazi to a November sweep of midterm elections have entrusted a seven-member team, including Jordan, with &quot;getting to the truth,&quot; in the words of House Speaker John Boehner, on whether the Obama administration misled Americans about the deadly attack.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

House GOP: Obamacare ‘bailout’ favors large insurers over taxpayers

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this May 21, 2013, file photo, Rep. Martha Roby, R-Ala., speaks to the reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Correction: Benghazi Investigators story

By DONNA CASSATA and BRADLEY KLAPPER - Associated Press

** FILE ** Rep. Jim Jordan. (Associated Press)

Rep. Jim Jordan: Justice Dept. won’t say who will lead IRS probe

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

House GOP wants special counsel to probe IRS

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER - Associated Press