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• Jim Jordan elected House GOP leader

  The Ohio lawmaker and staunch ally of President Donald Trump won a closed-door internal election to steer the party in the upcoming 120th Congress. The shift in leadership comes as Republicans prepare to enter the minority following significant Democratic victories in the recent midterm races. His accession fills a leadership void left when the current speaker decided not to seek the lower-ranking position.

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• House Republicans pick Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan to lead them in the minority

  The vote marks a decisive shift toward an aggressive posture as the conference prepares for a defensive stance during Donald Trump's final two years in office. Members chose the combative House Freedom Caucus co-founder to shield the administration from incoming Democratic investigations following substantial midterm losses. His elevation comes as current Speaker Mike Johnson steps aside from his leadership post.

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• France is ‘shifting blame’ for cyberattack on supermarket fridges, Iran says

  Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi firmly dismissed allegations from Paris that an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps cyber unit orchestrated an October breach against grocery cooling systems. The top diplomat argued that French officials are deflecting responsibility for their own internal governance and infrastructure vulnerabilities onto external adversaries. He further leveraged the diplomatic exchange to condemn France's geopolitical stance regarding ongoing violence and civilian casualties in Gaza.

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