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PoliticsTrump ally Jim Jordan elected House Republican leader after midterm defeat

US media reported that Jim Jordan, a hardline ally of President Donald Trump, won election as House Republican leader on Tuesday, beating Steve Scalise 106-73 in a secret ballot. He succeeds Mike Johnson after Republicans lost both chambers of Congress in last week’s midterms and will lead the party in opposition.

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Trump ally Jim Jordan elected House Republican leader after midterm defeat
Trump ally Jim Jordan elected House Republican leader after midterm defeatPolitics