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Get you up to speed: House GOP elects Jim Jordan as next leader in major shakeup after midterms
House Republicans voted 106 to 73 to elevate Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan to lead the party in the next Congress, selecting him over current Majority Leader Steve Scalise. The vote occurred in Washington following the GOP’s significant losses in the recent midterm elections.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is stepping down from leadership, leaving uncertainty about his future in Congress. Jim Jordan’s election as minority leader follows significant GOP losses in the midterm elections, with a vote tally of 106 to 73 against Steve Scalise.
Jim Jordan’s election as the new House Republican minority leader follows significant losses for the party in the recent midterm elections, with his leadership team now including Rep. Tom Emmer as minority whip and Rep. Lisa McClain as conference chair. As House Speaker Mike Johnson steps down, the GOP is working to unite its factions and prepare for upcoming challenges in the new Congress, with Jordan emphasising a commitment to “fight for American families” in the face of a Democratic majority.
What remains unclear — There has been no announcement regarding House Speaker Mike Johnson’s future plans in Congress.
Jim Jordan elected as House GOP leader in reshuffle following midterms
Washington — House Republicans voted to elevate Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan to lead the party in the next Congress, selecting him over current Majority Leader Steve Scalise following the GOP’s crippling losses in last week’s midterm elections.
Jordan is a hard-line conservative and close ally of President Trump. His ascension to minority leader represents a significant shakeup for House Republicans, who are looking to rebuild after losing more than 40 House seats.
Tuesday’s vote was 106 to 73, sources familiar with the tally told WTX US News.
“Over the next two years, House Republicans will fight for American families. When Democrats offer more government, we’ll offer more freedom. And we will bring that fight in committee, on the floor and on the stump every single day,” Jordan said in brief remarks after the leadership elections.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is stepping down from leadership and has been noncommittal in recent days about his long-term future in Congress.
Jordan and Scalise both ran for House speaker after Kevin McCarthy’s ouster in 2023, leading to weeks of turbulence in the House. But Jordan and Scalise failed to unite the party’s various factions. Johnson — who was then a little-known conservative with no leadership experience — pulled off a surprise victory with the conference voting unanimously to make him speaker.
Jordan helped start the conservative House Freedom Caucus and has chaired the House Judiciary Committee since 2023.
“For too long, we have operated without a clear plan to survive the hour or the day in front of us. That will not cut it against an emboldened and energetic Democratic majority,” Jordan said in his candidacy letter, arguing that he was “battle-tested.”
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio speaks during a House Judiciary Committee subcommittee hearing at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 1, 2026. Alex Wong / Getty Images 
Scalise, a Louisiana Republican, has held leadership roles since 2014, serving as majority and minority whip before becoming majority leader in 2023.
Scalise was critically injured when a gunman opened fire on a congressional baseball practice in 2017. In 2023, Scalise announced he had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma. He said several months later that he was in remission after undergoing treatment.
“This is no doubt a challenging time for our conference, but overcoming adversity is nothing new to me,” Scalise said in his letter to his Republican colleagues announcing his candidacy.
Rounding out the rest of the GOP leadership team is Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota as minority whip, Rep. Lisa McClain of Michigan as conference chair and Rep. Brian Jack of Georgia as chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee.
Emmer and McClain hold the same roles in the majority. Jack will replace Rep. Richard Hudson of North Carolina as chair of the House GOP’s campaign arm. Hudson lost his race for reelection.
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Get you up to speed: British teenager injured during Krakow mass shooting named and pictured | News World
A British teenager, Harry Marchant, was shot and injured during a mass shooting in Kraków, Poland, which left six dead and 16 injured. The gunman, Michał Oksiński, opened fire in the city’s medieval market square, Rynek Główny, at around 3pm on Saturday before being shot by police.
Authorities have launched an investigation into the mass shooting, classifying the incident as a terrorist offence. During a search of the gunman’s family home, law enforcement officials discovered seven firearms and a Gadsden flag associated with right-wing movements.
Harry Marchant’s family expressed gratitude for the medical team’s care while requesting privacy as he recovers. Authorities reported that police prosecutors have opened an investigation into the mass shooting, with indications that the attacks may be classified as a terrorist offence.
What remains unclear — The motive behind Michał Oksiński’s mass shooting in Kraków remains undisclosed.
British teenager injured in Kraków mass shooting is named and pictured

Harry Marchant was caught up in the gunfire (Picture: North Yorkshire Police/York City FC)
A British teenager is in stable condition after being shot by a gunman in Kraków, Poland.
Harry Marchant, 19, from York, suffered a gunshot wound during the Saturday shooting that killed six people and injured 16 people.
The gunman, Michał Oksiński, 24, opened fire at the city’s medieval market square, Rynek Główny, at about 3pm.
Harry, from Haxby, was caught in the crossfire, his family said in a statement shared by police today.

Harry’s family said he’s in a stable condition (Picture: North Yorkshire Police)
‘We are pleased to say he is now in a stable condition, receiving ongoing hospital treatment,’ the family said.
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‘We can’t express how grateful we are to the first responders, medical team and the people of Poland for their help and care for Harry.
‘We ask for our privacy to be respected as we support Harry with his recovery.’
York City FC, the team that Harry supports, also paid tribute.
‘veryone at York City Football Club would like to send their love and support to young supporter Harry Marchant,’ the club said on Instagram.
‘We all would like to wish Harry a speedy recovery, and we hope to see him back at the LNER supporting us very soon.’
Victim was ‘in the wrong place at the wrong time’
Those killed include three Polish women aged 47, 53 and 61, a Polish man in his 50s, a 32-year-old British man and a 51-year-old Austrian woman.
One of the women was named locally yesterday as Izabela Woźna, 53, an artist and mother of four.
Izabela, from Chodzież, a town in western Poland, had opened a new art exhibition at a venue on Sławkowska Street, Kraków, on Friday.

Izabela Woźna was a painter

She had four children, two 11-year-old twins (Picture: ENTERPRISE NEWS AND PICTURES)
‘She derived a great deal of satisfaction from her art and painting,’ Chodzież mayor Jacek Gursz told Poland’s TVN24.
‘She exhibited her work all over Europe. And she was certainly happy. She was in the wrong place at the wrong time.’
Oksinski killed his sister and parents at his family’s flat in Ostrowiec Świętokrzysk, a town 130 miles north east of Kraków, the night before.
Magdalena, 21, was a third-year student at the Fine Arts Academy in Kraków. She was visiting for the weekend when her brother killed her.
Driving to Kraków in a black Subaru SUV, police say that Oksiński used a semi-automatic rifle to ‘randomly’ shoot at civilians in the tourist hotspot.
Witnesses described hundreds of people fleeing from the square, sheltering in shops and cafes as the front window glass shattered.

Magdalena
The mass shooting lasted three minutes, ending when an officer shot Oksiński.
Oksiński died in a hospital on Monday from gunshot wounds. The motive is still unclear.
While raiding Oksiński’s family’s home, officers found seven firearms and a Gadsden flag – a yellow banner with a coiled rattlesnake and the phrase, ‘don’t tread on me’, which is used by US right-wing movements.
During the attack, the suspect wore military-style tactical gear, though officials say he has no ties to the army.
Politicians have said Oksiński, who worked as a lathe operator, had ‘far-right’ and ‘ultra-nationalist’ beliefs.
Police prosecutors opened an investigation into the mass shooting on Monday, saying such attacks ‘constitute a terrorist offence’.
Locals described the alleged gunman to Fakt, a Polish tabloid newspaper, as an ‘aloof’ man who ‘always’ wore black.
‘He’s a little strange. He never spoke. If he did speak – which was rare – he’d just say hello,’ one neighbour said.
‘Otherwise, he’d keep his hood pulled over his head.’
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