WATCH LIVE: House expected to hold preliminary vote on Hegseth impeachment as GOP chooses next leader
Summary
House Republicans are expected to choose between Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan to lead their conference in the next Congress, after Republicans lost the House majority. The House is also expected to hold a preliminary vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, though the article provides few details about that vote.Key Facts
- Scalise is the House majority leader, and Jordan chairs the House Judiciary Committee.
- Both men previously competed to become House speaker after Kevin McCarthy was ousted; neither won the position.
- Mike Johnson, who became speaker after that contest, is stepping aside from House leadership in the next Congress.
- Scalise cited his leadership experience and said he raised $67.9 million for the midterms.
- Jordan said Republicans should focus on challenging Democrats and warned of coming Democratic oversight efforts.
- The article says Donald Trump has not publicly endorsed a candidate in the leadership race.
- The article describes the incoming House Republican conference as historically small.
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