House GOP chair calls to delay leadership elections, reform rules
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House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-Mo.) called for GOP leadership elections to be delayed, arguing that Republicans need to self-reflect on their brutal midterm losses before moving forward as a conference.
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House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) is urging his Republican colleagues to delay anointing a new leader as the party comes to terms with losing the majority in the 2026 midterm elections. Smith said that an internal GOP caucus vote scheduled for Tuesday to replace Speaker Mike Johnson (…
House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-Mo.) called for GOP leadership elections to be delayed, arguing that Republicans need to self-reflect on their brutal midterm losses before moving forward as a conference.
