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Republicans elect Jim Jordan as House minority leader after midterm defeats
Republicans pick Jordan as House leader and John Thune as Senate leader for last two years of Trump’s presidency US politics – live updates Republicans have elected veteran congressman Jim Jordan as their new leader in the House of Representatives, putting a strident defender of Donald Trump at the helm of their conference as they navigate the fallout from sweeping losses in last week’s midterm elections. Jordan will serve as minority leader under the new Congress that begins next year, where Democrats will have their largest margins in both the House and Senate in years. He will be responsible for shaping the party’s strategy against the waves of investigations Democrats have promised to open into Trump’s second administration, as well as their vows of an ambitious legislative agenda , regardless of whether it has the president’s support. Continue reading...
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Republicans pick Jordan as House leader and John Thune as Senate leader for last two years of Trump’s presidency US politics – live updates Republicans have elected veteran congressman Jim Jordan as their new leader in the House of Representatives, putting a strident defender of Donald Trump at the helm of their conference as they navigate the fallout from sweeping losses in last week’s midterm elections. Jordan will serve as minority leader under the new Congress that begins next year, where Democrats will have their largest margins in both the House and Senate in years. He will be responsible for shaping the party’s strategy against the waves of investigations Democrats have promised to open into Trump’s second administration, as well as their vows of an ambitious legislative agenda , regardless of whether it has the president’s support. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Republicans elect Jim Jordan as House minority leader after midterm defeats, Republicans pick Jordan as House leader and John Thune as Senate leader for last two years of Trump’s presidency US politics – live updates Republicans have elected veteran congressman Jim Jordan as their new leader in the House of Representatives, putting a strident defender of Donald Trump at the helm of their conference as they navigate the fallout from sweeping losses in last week’s midterm elections. Jordan will serve as minority leader under the new Congress that begins next year, where Democrats will have their largest margins in both the House and Senate in years. He will be responsible for shaping the party’s strategy against the waves of investigations Democrats have promised to open into Trump’s second administration, as well as their vows of an ambitious legislative agenda , regardless of whether it has the president’s support. Continue reading…
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