Jim Jordan elected House GOP leader
Politico's Inside Congress newsletter reports that Jim Jordan beat Steve Scalise on his third try to become House GOP leader after the party's midterm losses, winning the secret ballot 106 to 73, according to people present for the tally. The newsletter also covers a bipartisan permitting bill advancing in the Senate despite fights over wind permits and House changes, Lori Trahan's narrowed AI safety bill, Jared Huffman's record-preservation letters to 27 companies and nine agencies ahead of committee oversight, Don Leonard's claims of pressure to back Hakeem Jeffries for speaker, GOP leadership elections going ahead despite calls from RNC members for a 30-day delay, and Republican scrutiny of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
