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Trump ally Jim Jordan elected House Republican leader after midterm defeat
Jim Jordan, a hardline ally of President Donald Trump, was elected US House Republican leader on Tuesday, defeating Steve Scalise 106-73 in a secret ballot, US media reported. He replaces Mike Johnson after Republicans lost both chambers of Congress in last week’s midterm elections and will lead the party’s opposition.
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