New House GOP leadership selected

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Nov 11, 2026
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After sweeping losses in last week's elections,
Republicans have chosen new leadership on Capitol Hill
who will try to help the party regroup and push back
on Democrats agenda when they take over Congress next year.
As for who the Democratic leaders will be, that's still to be decided.
Fox's Rebecca Castor has the latest from Washington.
It is my great delight now to yield
the podium to your new Republican leader.
Vowing to rebuild after losing the majority in Congress,
House Republicans have selected new leaders
who will try to right the ship in time for 2028.
Over the next two years,
House Republicans will fight for American families.
When Democrats offer more government, we'll offer more freedom.
Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan will take the reins after
his colleagues overwhelmingly selected him for minority leader over
the current number two House Republican Steve Scalise.
Congressman Tom Emmer will keep his role as minority whip.
There is no doubt about it, Tuesday night was a tough...
In the Senate, Majority Leader John Thune
will become Minority Leader, despite some
Republicans pushing to delay that election.
Now the pressure's on for Thune to still advance
his party's priorities in a democratically
controlled chamber next year.
I want to have a plan of what we're going to do.
We clearly, I mean, something went wrong, right?
We weren't listening to voters.
We didn't do what we said.
House and Senate Democrats will hold
their leadership elections later this month.
Minority leaders Hakeem Jeffries
and Chuck Schumer want the top leadership roles,
but calls for change are growing.
In my view, the time is now for change,
and I will not be supporting Chuck to be reelected.
No other House Democrats have officially stepped
forward to challenge Jeffries for speaker,
but Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen is considering
a bid against Schumer. In Washington, Rebecca Castor, Fox News.
