House Republicans elect Jim Jordan as minority leader

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House Republicans elected Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio as minority leader for the next Congress in a 106-73 closed-door vote on Tuesday, according to news reports. Jordan, the House Judiciary Committee chairman and a two-decade House veteran, will lead the party as it relinquishes power following Democratic victories in last week's midterm election. He is a committed supporter of President Donald Trump. The leadership change follows House Speaker Mike Johnson's announcement the day after Election Day that he would not run for minority leader in the 120th Congress. Rep. Brandon Gill praised Jordan as "the original congressional brawler" needed to return Republicans to the majority.


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