House Republicans Select Jim Jordan as Their New Leader After Sweeping Midterm Losses

First reported by The Hill at Tue 1:22 PM · 14 outlets in all

1. Al Jazeera46mJohn Thune re-elected as US Senate Republican leader after midterm lossesThe Republican ran unopposed, despite some GOP lawmaker demands to evaluate the party's stinging midterm losses to Democ
2. Washington Examiner7hDon’t blame Israel for Republican midterm lossesAsked by Ross Douthat of 60 Minutes to explain why Republicans suffered such a historic defeat last Tuesday, President Donald Trump said the No. 1 reason his party lost was that he was personally absent from the ballot. He then cited the Iran war and its effect on gas prices before naming Israel. “There seems
3. CNN19hNew House GOP Leader Elected
4. Financial Times(subscription required)20hRepublicans choose Jim Jordan as House minority leaderPugnacious lawmaker signals uncompromising stance despite party’s poor US midterms performance
5. MS NOW21hRepublicans reward failure, back Jim Jordan as the next House GOP leaderIn 2021, former House Speaker John Boehner described Jordan as a political “terrorist.” In 2026, Republicans gave him a new label: House minority leader.
6. Yahoo News21hHouse Republicans choose Ohio's Jim Jordan as their next party leaderBy David Morgan WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - House Republicans chose Jim Jordan on Tuesday to lead them in opposition to a Democratic-controlled Congress, according to a person familiar with the matter, putting a combative Donald ‌Trump ally at the forefront of the party’s fight to defend the US president’s agenda during his ‌final two years in office. A secret ballot held behind closed doors elevated the Ohio Republican and House Judiciary Committee chairman to the minority leadership post ​a week after Democrats swept to victory in last Tuesday's midterm elections, winning sizable…
7. Time22hHouse Republicans Select Jim Jordan as Their New Leader After Sweeping Midterm LossesJordan beat out Majority Leader Steve Scalise for the top House GOP position in the next Congress after Speaker Mike Johnson said he would not seek the role.
8. Daily Signal22hRepublicans Choose Their Next LeadersRepublican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio will be the next House minority leader after a conference-wide election Tuesday afternoon. Jordan beat Rep. Steve Scalise, the current House majority leader, 106-73, according to multiple reports. The two announced their candidacies last week in competing “Dear Colleague” letters after Speaker Mike Johnson decided against running for the...
9. Guardian22hRepublicans elect Jim Jordan as House minority leader after midterm defeatsAs Democrats prepare to take control of Congress, Republicans pick Jordan for last two years of Trump’s presidencyUS politics – live updatesRepublican lawmakers have elected Jim Jordan, veteran congressman and Trump loyalist, as their leader in the House of Representatives following resounding losses in last week’s US midterm elections.As Democrats prepare to take control of both chambers of US Congress in January, Republicans backed Jordan to lead them in the House for the last two years of Donald Trump’s presidency.
10. ABC News22hHouse Republicans elect Jim Jordan as minority leader for the next CongressHouse Republicans on Tuesday elected Jim Jordan as minority leader for the next Congress, beating Majority Leader Steve Scalise, according to multiple sources.
11. Washington Post(subscription required)22hHouse Republicans elect Jim Jordan to serve as minority leader next yearSenate Republicans opted to stick with John Thune (South Dakota), who will become minority leader rather than majority leader in January.
12. NY Post22hRep. Jim Jordan elected next House Republican leader after midterms blowoutJordan (R-Ohio) beat out House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) for the role after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced he wasn't seeking the minority leader position in the next Congress.
13. Axios22hJim Jordan wins House GOP minority leader race
14. The Hill22hJim Jordan elected minority leader by House GOPHouse 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…