House Republicans To Select Leader Following Midterm Elections

Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio are facing off for the minority leader position in the House.

Republican lawmakers are set to elect their leaders for the new Congress Tuesday. The move comes following Democrats’ historic midterm outcomes last week.

House Speaker Mike Johnson is stepping aside, calling for a new person to take over the top GOP position. Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio are facing off for the minority leader position.

Senate Republicans are expected to elect Majority Leader John Thune as minority leader, with no other Republicans challenging that motion. However, a group of GOP Senators are petitioning to delay the leadership elections to give the conference the chance to discuss the election results.

The House is also set to vote later Tuesday on whether to move forward with the impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who called the effort a “political spectacle” at a press conference earlier Tuesday. Retiring GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky is leading the push. He accuses Hegseth of waging war with Iran without authorization from Congress and abusing his powers in other areas.