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House Republicans chose Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan as their next minority leader, defeating Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana in a secret ballot of the members who will serve in the next Congress. The vote followed a brutal midterm defeat that left Republicans in the minority with a historically small conference while President Donald Trump serves his final two years. Scalise, 61, had held GOP leadership posts since 2014 and was critically wounded in a 2017 shooting at a congressional baseball practice. Jordan, 62, co-founded the Freedom Caucus and has chaired the House Judiciary Committee for four years. Scalise had argued he was ready to lead on day one and cited legislative wins and $67.9 million raised for the midterms. Jordan said Republicans must do more than attack Democrats and pointed to expected Democratic oversight investigations of the Trump administration. Democrats hold their own leadership elections next week, and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York is expected to become speaker.