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Jim Jordan wins vote to lead House Republicans in minority
Rep. Jim Jordan has won the vote to become House Republican minority leader in the 120th Congress, putting the Ohio congressman in charge of the party’s fight to regain control of the chamber, Fox News reports.
House Republicans chose the longtime Trump ally after their defeat in the midterm elections, as Democrats prepare to take control of the chamber in January. Speaker Mike Johnson plans to step aside from leadership. He beat Steve Scalise 106-73.
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