Republicans in the US House of Representatives chose Representative Jim Jordan to lead the Republican minority in the new chamber, while John Thune retained his position as Republican leader in the Senate, as part of the party's arrangements for the period after losing majorities in both houses of Congress during the midterm elections.
Jordan, a representative from Ohio and chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, defeated current Republican Majority Leader Steve Scalise, a representative from Louisiana, in a secret ballot, where he obtained 106 votes to Scalise's 73, to succeed Mike Johnson, who announced his resignation from the House Republican leadership last week.
In the Senate, Republicans re-elected Senator John Thune to lead them during the 120th session of Congress, after he retained the support of his colleagues unopposed, in a move that reflects the party's desire to maintain its current leadership despite losing its majority in the new chamber.