After a midterm defeat that pushed House Speaker Mike Johnson from his leadership role, Jim Jordan has taken up the minority leader's post in a chamber that will soon belong to Democrats. Speaking to Fox News, he framed the coming weeks as a narrow window, one in which a party that still holds the gavel must use what remains of its power before the scrutiny turns around. It is a familiar rhythm in American politics: the outgoing majority racing to finish its work while the incoming one prepares its own inquiries, each side convinced the other will treat the next Congress as a reckoning.
Jordan Vows to Use GOP Majority Before Democrats Take House, Warns of 'Lawfare' Investigations
"We've got to use the majority while we have a chance."
Mark
Jordan won the minority leader job 106 to 73. What does that margin tell us?
Mimi
That he won clearly, but not unanimously. Seventy-three Republicans voted for someone else or otherwise didn't back him, and it was a secret ballot, so we don't know who or why.
Luke
Right, and I'd stop there. The report gives the count and nothing about the reasons. Reading it as a split or a mandate would be guesswork.
Mark
His main message is about using the lame-duck session. What is he actually promising?
Mimi
Attendance, mostly. He wants Republicans in the room for key votes and cited a recent Hegseth-related vote where 11 Democrats were absent.
Luke
Notice he named no specific bills. "Important things" is as detailed as the account gets, so we can't say what the agenda is.
Mark
He predicts a third impeachment and probes of Cabinet members and private-sector figures. How solid is that?
Mimi
It's his forecast, delivered on a friendly program. He cites the Hegseth effort as evidence that it's already underway.
Luke
Exactly. Democrats haven't announced any of that in this piece. It's a Republican leader's prediction, and words like lawfare are his characterization, not a finding.
Mark
And the 2028 angle, Vance or Rubio?
Mimi
He suggests Democrats will target whoever looks like the nominee. It's speculation about a race that is two years out.
Luke
Agreed. It's worth watching, but today it's only a claim about what the other side will do.
Il Polso
- Republicans hold the House only briefly, and Jim Jordan is pressing them to use every remaining week before January.
- Jordan was chosen minority leader 106 to 73 in a secret ballot, a margin that reveals a party still searching for its footing after heavy losses.
- He warns that Democrats are readying a third impeachment and investigations reaching Cabinet members like Pete Hegseth and figures in the private sector.
- The lame-duck push rests on attendance: Jordan wants Republicans in their seats for key votes, pointing to a recent impeachment-related vote that Republicans won while 11 Democrats were absent.
- The next test is whether Democratic probes begin to reach 2028 contenders such as JD Vance and Marco Rubio once the new Congress convenes.
After a midterm defeat that pushed House Speaker Mike Johnson from his leadership role, Jim Jordan has taken up the minority leader's post in a chamber that will soon belong to Democrats. Speaking to Fox News, he framed the coming weeks as a narrow window, one in which a party that still holds the gavel must use what remains of its power before the scrutiny turns around. It is a familiar rhythm in American politics: the outgoing majority racing to finish its work while the incoming one prepares its own inquiries, each side convinced the other will treat the next Congress as a reckoning.
Jim Jordan's first interview after winning his party's top House job aired on Sean Hannity's Fox News program, and his message was about the weeks ahead. Republicans, he said, must use the majority while they still hold it, before Democrats spend the next Congress pursuing them.
The Ohio Republican was chosen by his colleagues in a secret ballot, 106 to 73, and will take the post in January when Democrats assume control. The party's midterm losses were severe enough that Speaker Mike Johnson stepped away from leadership. In the Senate, Republicans kept Sen. John Thune of South Dakota as their minority leader.
Jordan, who has served two decades in the House, is expected to be President Trump's leading defender on Capitol Hill. He predicted a third impeachment and investigations touching the Cabinet, including the scrutiny already aimed at Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and private citizens as well. He looked ahead to 2028 too, suggesting Democrats will target whoever seems likely to be the Republican nominee, naming Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
For now, the focus is the lame-duck session. Jordan wants Republicans present for crucial votes, citing a recent impeachment-related vote that Republicans won after 11 Democrats stayed away. Whether his party can hold that attendance, and how the coming Democratic investigations take shape, will define the months ahead.
Jim Jordan's first interview after winning his party's top House job came on Sean Hannity's Fox News program, and his message was about the weeks ahead. Republicans, he said, have to use the majority while they still hold it, before Democrats spend the next Congress going after them.
The Ohio Republican was elected House minority leader by his colleagues in a secret ballot, 106 to 73. He takes the post in January, when Democrats assume control of the chamber after the midterm elections. According to the report, the Republican losses were catastrophic enough that House Speaker Mike Johnson stepped away from his leadership role. In the Senate, Republicans on Tuesday chose Sen. John Thune of South Dakota to lead their minority again.
Jordan has served in the House for two decades and is expected to be President Trump's leading defender in Congress. Democrats are preparing investigations aimed at Trump's Cabinet, his family and his business interests, and Jordan told Hannity what he expects them to do. "There'll be a third impeachment," he said. "They can't help themselves." He said Democrats will go after everyone in the Cabinet, pointing to the effort already seen against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and will also pursue people in the private sector, which he called ridiculous.
He also looked ahead to 2028. Jordan predicted Democrats will aim their investigations at whoever they believe will become the Republican presidential nominee, and he named Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as possible targets. "For the Democrats, it's all about politics and going after their political opponents," he said. Republicans, he added, are committed to pushing back and giving the American people what he called the facts and the truth.
The nearer-term focus is the lame-duck session. Jordan said he wants Republicans present for key votes so the party can pass as much legislation as possible while it holds the majority. He pointed to a recent vote tied to efforts to impeach Hegseth, in which 11 Democratic House members were absent. Republicans won that vote, he said, because their own people showed up. "We're going to be doing that," he said, because there are important things to try to get done before the majority changes hands.
He did not list specific bills in the interview as reported. He framed the coming fight in terms of what he called Democratic lawfare, saying Democrats will pursue crazy investigations while Republicans fight for American families.
The things to watch are whether Republicans can hold attendance and win the votes they want during the lame-duck weeks, and how the Democratic investigations Jordan describes take shape once the new Congress convenes, including any that reach toward Vance or Rubio.
Citazioni salienti
There'll be a third impeachment. They can't help themselves.— Rep. Jim Jordan, on Fox News' Hannity
For the Democrats, it's all about politics and going after their political opponents.— Rep. Jim Jordan
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