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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. 

House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters Monday night that Republicans can’t delay their leadership elections because new members are in Washington for orientation and “it’s just not something that logistically we could do.” “These dates were published in advance and everybody knew it. I suppose if you’re running for an office, you’d always want more time…