# Who is Jim Jordan? The GOP’s new leader is a fierce ally of Trump > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/606599 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 8 outlets covering · First listed: CNN, Nov 10, 2026, 1:37 PM · Read it: ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 10, 2026, 1:22 PM: [Jim Jordan elected minority leader by House GOP]() — 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, 1:24 PM: [Jim Jordan wins House GOP minority leader race]() — Axios (Digital news, United States) - Nov 10, 2026, 1:37 PM: [Who is Jim Jordan? The GOP’s new leader is a fierce ally of Trump]() — CNN (TV network, United States) - Nov 10, 2026, 1:42 PM: [House GOP elects Jim Jordan as next leader in major shakeup]() — 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, 1:54 PM: [Republicans elect Trump ally Jim Jordan as new US House minority leader]() — Al Jazeera (TV network, Qatar) Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan to succeed Mike Johnson as GOP minority leader, promising unity and a robust opposition. - Nov 10, 2026, 1:55 PM: [Rep. Jim Jordan, Sen. John Thune elected GOP leaders in Congress]() — CNBC (Business & finance, United States) House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced the day after Election Day he would not run for minority leader in the 120th Congress. - Nov 10, 2026, 2:44 PM: [Republicans reward failure, back Jim Jordan as the next House GOP leader]() — 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 11, 2026, 3:11 PM: [Longtime GOP leader faces uncertain future after 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.