House Republicans Elect Jim Jordan as Minority Leader

WASHINGTON (AURN News) — One week after voters handed Democrats control of the House and Senate, Republicans chose familiar faces to lead them in the next Congress. House Republicans chose U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on Tuesday to lead them in the next Congress.

Jordan defeated House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., 106-73 in a secret ballot. Jordan is a founding member of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus and one of President Donald Trump’s fiercest defenders. Jordan also failed to comply with a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in 2021.

Senate Republicans reelected Sen. John Thune of South Dakota as their leader. He’ll go from majority leader to minority leader in January. So what does this all mean? Add in Trump’s pick of Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff, and the lineup points to more confrontation than compromise.

When Democrats take over in January, Jordan could push back on investigations into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Miller and the Iran war.

For Black voters who helped power Democrats’ midterm wins, the next two years are about one question: Can Democrats deliver even with Republicans digging in?

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