Republicans in the US House of Representatives elected hardline Ohio Representative Jim Jordan as the new Republican leader of the Congress. After experiencing the worst loss in the midterm elections in half a century, the Republican Party chose him to carry the party's banner. Jordan defeated current House Majority Leader Steve Scalis from Louisiana. Jordan said that Scaris is too deeply tied to the campaign strategy of losing in this midterm election. Jordan is now shouldering a heavy responsibility to lead the Republican Party back to control of the House of Representatives. He also needs strict precautions: once Trump fulfills his promises and vetoes the Democratic bill, Republican lawmakers defy, causing the veto to to be overturned. This closed-door vote was held after current Speaker of the House Mike Johnson announced his resignation last week.

Republicans in the US House of Representatives elected hardline Ohio Representative Jim Jordan as the new Republican leader of the Congress. After experiencing the worst loss in the midterm elections in half a century, the Republican Party chose him to carry the party's banner. Jordan defeated current House Majority Leader Steve Scalis from Louisiana. Jordan said that Scaris is too deeply tied to the campaign strategy of losing in this midterm election. Jordan is now shouldering a heavy responsibility to lead the Republican Party back to control of the House of Representatives. He also needs strict precautions: once Trump fulfills his promises and vetoes the Democratic bill, Republican lawmakers defy, causing the veto to to be overturned. This closed-door vote was held after current Speaker of the House Mike Johnson announced his resignation last week.