House GOP picks next leader after losing majority to Democrats
What's at stake: Republicans must choose between Steve Scalise's continuity and Jim Jordan's confrontational approach.
House Republicans were set to choose a new leader Tuesday, a week after midterm losses handed Democrats control of the chamber. The closed-door vote will decide whether Steve Scalise of Louisiana or Jim Jordan of Ohio becomes the party's top House Republican in the next Congress, replacing Mike Johnson. The contest comes as Republicans try to recover from a defeat that cost them more than 40 seats. Scalise, the current majority leader, has pitched himself as an experienced hand focused on winning back the House. Jordan, the Judiciary Committee chairman and a House Freedom Caucus co-founder, has argued for a more aggressive strategy as Democrats prepare investigations into President Donald Trump and his administration.