# House GOP bets on MAGA "fighter" Jim Jordan > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/809973 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 7 outlets covering · First listed: Axios, Nov 11, 2026, 4:10 AM · 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, 1:42 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, 2:16 PM: [Jim Jordan picked as next House GOP leader: Sound off!]() — Fox News (TV network, United States) Give us your thoughts on Jim Jordan as the pick for next House Republican leader. Chat here with Fox News Digital readers. - 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, 4:10 AM: [House GOP bets on MAGA "fighter" Jim Jordan]() — 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?]() — CNN (TV network, United States) - Nov 11, 2026, 9:40 AM: [Jim Jordan’s MAGA Comeback]() — The Nation (Magazine, United States) Chris Lehmann The Ohio representative was once too extreme for GOP leadership. Not anymore.