The Hill reported that House Republicans on Tuesday elected Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) to lead their diminished conference in the next Congress. The outlet said Jordan defeated Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), the outgoing House majority leader, in a closed-door election, and it called the result an "extraordinary leap" for a conservative who made his name on Capitol Hill by antagonizing party leaders.
Politico reported that Jordan, the Ohio Republican, triumphed in his third attempt to lead Republicans on Capitol Hill. Its summary did not describe the ballots in the earlier attempts or the margin of the final result.
Axios reported that House Republicans elected Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as their new leader, handing the reins of the "battered GOP conference" to one of its most prominent conservative firebrands. Axios said the victory marks a major shake-up in House Republican leadership and elevates a founding member of the hardline Freedom Caucus who campaigned as an alternative to the leaders.
The sources describe the post in different terms. Axios headlined its report as a minority leader race, while The Hill described the job as leading the conference in the next Congress. The Politico summary does not name the position.
The Hill described the conference as diminished, and Axios called it battered, but the summaries do not detail the causes of its condition or the vote count in the closed-door election.
The summaries also do not say what role Scalise will hold after the vote. Neither do they describe how other Republican members reacted to the result.
Sources: Politico: Jim Jordan elected House GOP leader; The Hill: Jordan beats Scalise in race to lead House Republicans next year; Axios: Jim Jordan wins House GOP minority leader race.