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Scalise, Jordan vie to lead House Republicans reeling from midterm rebuke

Axios·November 4, 2026·1 min read
Scalise, Jordan vie to lead House Republicans reeling from midterm rebuke

Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) will announce his bid for House minority leader Wednesday, setting up a fight with Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told staff he won't run. Scalise, who lost to Johnson in October's speaker vote, pitches himself as a unifier ready to lead Republicans back to the majority.

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