Newly Elected Senate And House GOP Leaders Oppose Marijuana Reform As Trump Moves Ahead With Rescheduling

Rep. Jordan Elected as House GOP Leader as Senator Thune Reelected as Senate Republican Leader

House Republicans elected Congressmember Jim Jordan, a staunch Trump ally, as their leader after last week’s sweeping midterm losses. Jordan will replace Speaker Mike Johnson come January when a new Democratic majority takes office with at least 256 seats in the House. In the Senate, Republicans reelected Senator John Thune of South Dakota as leader. Democrats currently have a 54-seat majority in the Senate, with the races in Alaska and Mississi…

Newly Elected Senate And House GOP Leaders Oppose Marijuana Reform As Trump Moves Ahead With Rescheduling

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate elected leaders for their respective conferences on Tuesday as they prepare to take on minority status in the 120th Congress that starts early next year. GOP lawmakers elevated the two lawmakers—who both have long histories of strongly opposing marijuana reform—even as the Trump administration is moving […]

House After GOP Wipeout, House Picks Jordan. Senate Rewards Thune With Another Term

After the election wipe-out, the House changed the man; the Senate kept him. Tells you everything about where the real failure lies.

House Republicans Elect Jim Jordan and John Thune as Leaders

Republican lawmakers on Tuesday picked Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio to lead their House minority and re-elected John Thune of South Dakota as their Senate minority leader. Meanwhile, some Democrats are calling for a shakeup at the top of their caucus. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY.