Republicans in Turmoil After Midterm Defeat, Leadership Cracks Surface
Party leaders scramble as Speaker Johnson steps aside, Trump shifts blame, and Democrats eye the speakership.
Republicans are pointing fingers after a midterm election defeat, and the party is reeling from the results.
House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to step aside from his party leadership role, as President Donald Trump deflects blame for the sweeping midterm losses.
Meanwhile, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has launched his speakership bid, a development reported by CBS News' Nancy Cordes and Caitlin Huey-Burns and also covered by NBC's Gabe Gutierrez for TODAY.
Vice President JD Vance says it was the Iran war that cost his party.
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Republicans point fingers after massive midterms defeat; Jeffries runs for House speaker
House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to step aside from his party leadership role as Republicans reel from the midterm election results. Meanwhile, current House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries launched his speakership bid. CBS News' Nancy Cordes and Caitlin Huey-Burns report on the changing balance of power on Capitol Hill.
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Republicans Point Fingers After Midterms Defeat
President Donald Trump is deflecting blame for his party’s sweeping midterm losses even as Vice President JD Vance says it was the Iran war that cost his party. NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez reports for TODAY.
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- Republicans are pointing fingers after a midterm election defeat.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to step aside from his party leadership role.
- Republicans are reeling from the midterm election results.
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries launched his speakership bid.
- CBS News' Nancy Cordes and Caitlin Huey-Burns reported on the changing balance of power on Capitol Hill.
- President Donald Trump is deflecting blame for his party's sweeping midterm losses.
- Vice President JD Vance says it was the Iran war that cost his party.
- NBC's Gabe Gutierrez reported for TODAY.
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