2026-11-10
House Republicans were in the process of selecting new leadership, with Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan identified as the two candidates for the top position, following Republican losses in a recent election.
Left-leaning outlets (CBS, PBS) connect the leadership vote to a parallel House vote on whether to advance an impeachment proceeding against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and describe Republicans as moving into the minority after a difficult election result. The right-leaning outlet (New York Post) frames the story purely as an internal GOP leadership contest triggered by Speaker Mike Johnson stepping aside, using vivid language about the scale of Republican election losses but omitting any mention of the Hegseth impeachment vote.
Framed as a dual-track day in Congress: House Republicans choosing a new minority leader while also voting on a Hegseth impeachment matter, set against the backdrop of the GOP having lost its majority.
House Republicans will have a new leader at the start of the new Congress in January: Ohio's Jim Jordan, a co-founder of the ultra-conservative Freedom Caucus and a close ally of President Trump.
Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan defeated Majority Leader Steve Scalise for the role of minority leader.
Jordan, who serves as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, defeated Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana in a secret ballot election of Republicans who will serve in the next Congress.
Republicans are scheduled to elect their leaders for the new Congress, and the House will vote on whether to move forward with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's impeachment.
House Republicans will move Tuesday to select their leader in the minority after a brutal drubbing at the polls, with the two candidates being House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio.
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