House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 10, 2026), defeating fellow conservative Steve Scalise as the party reckons with a crushing midterm election defeat. Jim Jordan, a hardline ally of President Donald Trump, was elected leader of the Republicans in the U.S.
Jordan, the combative chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, beat the current majority leader by 106 votes to 73 in a secret ballot, U.S. media reported, putting him in charge of the party’s opposition to the incoming Democratic majority. Trump during congressional investigations into the president’s attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat. Mr. Senate Republicans meanwhile reelected John Thune as their leader, retaining their existing leadership team despite demands from conservatives for a reckoning over the election losses. His victory represented a rejection of the party’s established leadership, with Mr. Scalise having served in senior Republican positions for more than a decade. Both men are staunch Trump allies, but the president declined to endorse either candidate. He also emerged as a leading defender of Mr.
