# Longtime GOP leader faces uncertain future after Jim Jordan wins House leadership fight

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7 outlets covering · First listed: Fox News, Nov 11, 2026, 3:11 PM · Read it: <https://www.foxnews.com/politics/longtime-gop-leader-faces-uncertain-future-jim-jordan-wins-house-leadership-fight>

Steve Scalise declined to commit to serving a full term in the 120th Congress after losing the House Republican minority leader race to Jim Jordan.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 10, 2026, 1:22 PM: [Jim Jordan elected minority leader by House GOP](<https://thehill.com/the-120/6211341-republicans-elect-jim-jordan-minority-leader/>) — The Hill (Newspaper, United States)
  House Republicans elected Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Tuesday to lead their diminished conference in the next Congress, marking an extraordinary leap for a conservative icon who made his name on Capitol Hill antagonizing party leaders. Jordan defeated Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), the outgoing House majority leader, in a closed-door election in the bowels of…
- Nov 10, 2026, 1:42 PM: [House GOP elects Jim Jordan as next leader in major shakeup](<https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jim-jordan-house-minority-leader-republicans/>) — CBS News (TV network, United States)
  Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan defeated Majority Leader Steve Scalise for the role of minority leader.
- Nov 10, 2026, 2:44 PM: [Republicans reward failure, back Jim Jordan as the next House GOP leader](<https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/jim-jordan-house-minority-leader-republicans-congress>) — MS NOW (TV network, United States)
  In 2021, former House Speaker John Boehner described Jordan as a political “terrorist.” In 2026, Republicans gave him a new label: House minority leader.
- Nov 10, 2026, 3:03 PM: [Republicans choose Jim Jordan as House minority leader](<https://www.ft.com/content/438a36a5-a711-4fe1-b3d8-83020197a0ed?syn-25a6b1a6=1>) — Financial Times (Newspaper, United Kingdom)
  Pugnacious lawmaker signals uncompromising stance despite party’s poor US midterms performance
- Nov 11, 2026, 4:10 AM: [House GOP bets on MAGA "fighter" Jim Jordan](<https://www.axios.com/2026/11/11/jim-jordan-house-minority-leader-republicans>) — Axios (Digital news, United States)
- Nov 11, 2026, 6:30 AM: [What does Jim Jordan’s elevation to House minority leader mean for the GOP’s future?](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMinAFBVV95cUxPbHhFRTFZY0NQZkN3QTFBaG5lb1ZOa3duRnJ6M3FYS1EwWC1QSUYxRnp2Ykx3NGxJZDRfMmdGTmNPSDFoam9aWDBDdm9EamFNUUJUdVMzdnN2RlB2UExLOEtELVIzTXNHMXVGdy0zWGEzSFk1MEtkNW9FWkh1UEdad1o5ci1QWmN3dm1LVDZ2djBaazVsaXhyT0VIOWQ?oc=5>) — CNN (TV network, United States)
- Nov 11, 2026, 3:11 PM: [Longtime GOP leader faces uncertain future after Jim Jordan wins House leadership fight](<https://www.foxnews.com/politics/longtime-gop-leader-faces-uncertain-future-jim-jordan-wins-house-leadership-fight>) — Fox News (TV network, United States)
  Steve Scalise declined to commit to serving a full term in the 120th Congress after losing the House Republican minority leader race to Jim Jordan.
