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Jim Jordan was elected Republican House minority leader with 106 votes against 73 for Steve Scalise. Close to Donald Trump, this ultraconservative representative advocates for budget austerity, reducing the federal government's role, and restrictive immigration policy. The Republicans also lost their majority in the Senate, where John Thune was re-elected as their leader.
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