House Republicans choose Jim Jordan as next minority leader

House Republicans selected Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan on November 10 to lead their party as minority leader in the next Congress, CBS News reported.

Jordan defeated Steve Scalise 106 to 73, according to sources familiar with the tally who spoke to CBS. The choice sets the party’s leadership for a Congress in which Republicans will be in the minority.

The two lawmakers previously sought the speakership after Kevin McCarthy’s ouster in 2023. Neither obtained the post; Mike Johnson became Speaker. CBS reports that Johnson is stepping down from Republican leadership.

Russell Dye, Jordan’s former communications director, offered a view of the work ahead in excerpts reported by Just the News from its program, Just the News, No Noise. Dye urged continued emphasis on immigration and predicted that Democrats would investigate people associated with the Trump administration.

His comments put two tasks in view for the minority: pursuing Republican priorities and responding if Democratic-led investigations go forward.