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Reporter’s Notebook: House leadership up for grabs as GOP reckons with devastating losses

After their massive Election Day losses, some GOP lawmakers are inclined to fully overhaul their leadership.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 2 sources•1 min read•Updated November 10, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC
Key points
  • REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: HOW MIDTERMS MAY CHANGE THE HOUSE IMPEACHMENT EQUATION FOR HEGSETH Here’s the math: Let’s say Democrats do win Mississippi and Alaska, giving them….
  • House Republicans will see a post-election reshuffling this week, with every senior rung of their leadership facing competition — and President Donald Trump is staying out of it.
  • The speaker of the House is the Constitutional officer for the legislative branch of government – much like the President is for the executive branch and the Chief Justice of the United States for the judicial branch.

Internal House and Senate party leadership elections are some of the most fascinating exercises to unfold on Capitol Hill.

Current House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is not seeking to stay in leadership once his party isn't in charge anymore.

Additional details
  • There are some progressives and Democratic Socialists of America-affiliated Democrats who will be House members next year who want someone other than Minority Leader Jeffries keep his position.
  • With House Republicans looking for a scapegoat after their midterm losses, the impeachment vote could pick up votes on the right, too.
  • THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO WHAT HAPPENS NEXT ON CAPITOL HILL For Minority Leader, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., is running against Rep.
  • You’re frustrated, and we need new leadership.’” As Republicans look for ways to claw their way out of the hole that the midterms left them in, they’ll also be deciding on a new campaign chief.
  • Senate Republican leader John Thune, R-S.D., is running to keep his leadership position for the party in the new Congress.

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