华盛顿，11月10日 - 美国媒体称，美国众议院共和党人周二选举保守派人士吉姆·乔丹，担任特朗普总统任期最后两年众议院即将上任的共和党少数党领袖。
一场闭门举行的秘密投票，将俄亥俄州共和党人、众议院司法委员会主席乔丹推上少数党领袖职位，此前一周，民主党在上周二的中期选举中大获全胜，在众议院和参议院都赢得了相当大的多数席位。
WASHINGTON, Nov 10 - Republicans in the US House of Representatives elected conservative Jim Jordan on Tuesday to lead the chamber's incoming Republican minority during the final two years of President Donald Trump's presidency, US media said.A secret ballot held behind closed doors elevated the Ohio Republican and House Judiciary Committee chairman to the minority leadership post a week after Democrats swept to victory in last Tuesday's midterm elections, winning sizable majorities in both the House and Senate.
《Punchbowl News》和福克斯新闻都报道了乔丹的胜选。众议院议长迈克·约翰逊选择不参选该领导职位。
Both Punchbowl News and Fox News reported Jordan's victory. House Speaker Mike Johnson opted not to stand for the leadership position.
在国会山另一侧，参议院共和党人闭门会面，决定是否推进预计将保留南达科他州共和党参议员约翰·桑恩担任党魁的内部选举，还是选择推迟，以便可能让挑战者出现。
Across the Capitol, Senate Republicans met behind closed doors to decide whether to push forward with internal elections that were expected to retain US Senator John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, as the party leader or opt for a delay that could allow a challenger to emerge.
众议院和参议院的领导层选举将有助于确定，共和党人在特朗普任期最后两年，作为国会少数党打算扮演什么角色。
The House and Senate leadership elections will help determine what role Republicans intend to play as the minority party in Congress during the final two years of Trump's presidency.
民主党需要共和党支持，才能在100席的参议院推进重大议程，该议院的阻挠议事规则要求大多数立法需获得60票支持。他们在两院的多数席位也远远不足以推翻总统否决所需的三分之二票数。
Democrats will need Republican support to move major initiatives in the 100-member Senate, where the filibuster rule requires 60 votes for most legislation. Their majorities in both chambers also fall well short of the two-thirds votes needed to override presidential vetoes.
中期选举后，桑恩誓言，共和党将与特朗普合作，阻挠“民主党极端主义”，并反对民主党任何试图推翻共和党成就（包括边境安全和司法任命）的企图。
After the midterm elections, Thune vowed that Republicans would work with Trump to block "Democrat extremism" and work against any attempt by Democrats to unwind Republican achievements including border security and judicial appointments.