New Congress live updates: What's next after Kevin McCarthy's speakership win

After two failed votes to select a House speaker on Capitol Hill, the White House said it is "certainly not going to insert ourselves" into that process but are
"looking forward to working" with the new Republican-controlled House.

Asked by ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Mary Bruce what the president wants to work on with Republicans once the House GOP leadership is in place, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre didn't offer any specifics on what policies it wants to be first on the agenda.

"He's willing to work with Republicans who are willing to continue to deliver for the American people," she said. "He is very optimistic on what lies ahead and how we are going to move our country forward."

And when asked whether it may be more difficult to work with Republicans after the ongoing leadership fight, Jean-Pierre repeated President Joe Biden's optimism and noted bipartisan legislation that was passed in his first two years.

-ABC News' Justin Gomez

Right after Rep. Jim Jordan spoke on the House floor following the first vote -- to support McCarthy in the next round -- Rep. Matt Gaetz turned the tables and enthusiastically nominated Jordan to be speaker.

But Jordan told ABC News afterward that he told Matt Gaetz not to nominate him. Jordan would go on to pick up 19 votes in the second ballot.

Gaetz had said weeks ago he thought Jordan would be a good choice for speaker.

-ABC News’ Will Steakin and Katherine Faulders

Kevin McCarthy has fallen short of the votes needed to win House speaker for a second time.

Once again, 19 Republicans voted against McCarthy -- this time unanimously backing Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio.

Jordan had urged his colleagues to back McCarthy as he nominated the California congressman for speaker. But Rep. Matt Gaetz stood up to nominate Jordan, calling him the "most talented, hardest working member of the Republican conference."

The House vote was identical to the first round: McCarthy again won 203 votes compared to Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries' 212 votes.

Enough Republicans have already voted for Jordan to deny McCarthy the speakership in a second ballot.

Just after Jordan rose to renominate McCarthy before the start of the second round of voting, nine Republicans backed the Ohioan before vote counting even got halfway through the alphabet.

Jordan was able to flip a number of Republicans who opposed McCarthy on the first ballot but didn't vote for him, including Biggs, who voted for himself during the initial round of voting.