Who Will Lead Congress? Leadership Battles Take Center Stage After Midterms
Leadership elections could begin next week as Democrats face calls for new leadership and Republicans choose a successor to Mike Johnson.
- With Democrats poised to control both chambers of Congress, leadership elections begin next week as House Republicans prepare for their own internal contests following midterm gains.
- House Republicans face a leadership battle after Speaker Mike Johnson decided not to seek reelection, with Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio competing against Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana for the position.
- Vote counting continues in two competitive Senate contests: in Mississippi, Democrat Scott Colom leads Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, while in Alaska, Democrat Mary Peltola holds a lead of fewer than 1,000 votes over Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan.
- Despite expected stability at the top, Maine Sen. Troy Jackson and other incoming lawmakers are calling for leadership changes; Schumer argued this week that Democrats could pass legislation on costs and corruption.
- Schumer warned that if Trump spends the next year vetoing legislation, "this election, this absolute Republican catastrophe on election night 2026, will look like a good day compared to what will come down on Republicans in the 2028 election.
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Who will be the next congressional party leaders?
Democrats’ landslide victories in the 2026 midterm elections are triggering leadership changes in the House and Senate, marking a new era for the 120th Congress when it convenes in January 2027. More changes are expected in the House than in the Senate. But even in the upper chamber, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) faces […]
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Internal party House and Senate leadership elections are some of the most fascinating exercises which unfold on Capitol Hill. Both House and Senate Democrats and House and Senate Republicans will choose their leaders in the coming days. And the changes are going to be seismic. But not [...]
Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer, who are expected to become Speaker of the House of Representatives and Senator Majority Leader, respectively, have faced criticalism. None, they are already working on the priorities of a Congress newly dominated by their party.
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