House Republicans pick Jim Jordan as minority leader in 106-73 vote
Why it matters: Jordan takes over after Democrats flipped more than 40 GOP seats, setting up a combative opposition strategy in the next Congress.
House Republicans elected Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio as their next minority leader on Tuesday, choosing the hard-line Judiciary Committee chairman over Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana by a 106-73 secret-ballot vote. Jordan will succeed Mike Johnson as the top House Republican after the party lost the chamber in the midterms and Democrats gained more than 40 seats. A co-founder of the House Freedom Caucus, Jordan argued the GOP needs an aggressive approach as Democrats prepare investigations into President Donald Trump and his administration. Scalise, the current majority leader, had pitched himself as a more consensus-driven option and highlighted his fundraising record.