Jim Jordan

A video of former President Donald Trump is shown on a screen as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its final meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022.

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5 takeaways from the final Jan. 6 committee hearing

Domenico Montanaro

The Jan. 6 committee held its final hearing, outlining its recommendations to refer former President Donald Trump for criminal charges to the Department of Justice.

Republicans have regained control of the House of Representatives with a slim majority.

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With the GOP in control of the House, here's who's likely to lead key committees

Dustin Jones

House Republicans make up the majority in the House of Representatives for the 118th Congress. Here's a rundown of the lawmakers likely gaining power in key panels at the beginning of the new year.

Ranking member Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on July 14, in Washington, DC. Jordan and House Judiciary Republicans plan to investigate the FBI and Justice Department--if conservatives retake the house--for political bias.

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Judiciary Republicans hint at investigation into FBI, DOJ if they retake the House

Dustin Jones

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee have asked the Justice Department and FBI for documents ahead of what they said will be a series of investigations if Republicans retake the House.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., joined at right by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on July 27, 2021. The House select committee on the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has issued subpoenas for both lawmakers, as well as other Republicans.

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In an unprecedented move, the Jan. 6 panel subpoenas McCarthy and other Republicans

Claudia Grisales

There is little history of a congressional committee issuing subpoenas for members of Congress. The move escalates the war between House Republicans opposed to the investigation and the panel.

The House select committee sent a letter to Ohio GOP Rep. Jim Jordan, requesting information and an interview about his discussions with former President Trump on January 6, and with other Trump administration officials in the weeks leading up to the attack on the Capitol.

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The House Jan. 6 panel wants to talk to Trump ally Rep. Jim Jordan

Deirdre Walsh

Chairman Bennie Thompson's letter to Jordan asks for information and an interview to discuss his conversations with President Donald Trump on Jan. 6.

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Trump, tough issues and personal rivalries test the GOP's reputation for unity

Ron Elving

Tensions are driven by the still-divisive personality of former President Trump, by issues such as vaccines and mandates and by the prospect of big Republican gains in the elections of 2022 and 2024.

House Select Committee Chair Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., right, and Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., listen during the panel's first hearing last month. The committee has asked 35 social media and communication companies to preserve records associated with the Jan. 6 insurrection.

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House Panel Investigating The Capitol Attack Orders 35 Companies To Preserve Records

Claudia Grisales

The Democratic-led committee is targeting the communication records of individuals who've been charged with crimes related to the attack, and those who participated in a rally preceding the riot.

Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., pictured on July 1, has rejected two of the five members nominated by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to serve on the Jan. 6 select committee to investigate the Capitol riot.

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Pelosi Rejects 2 GOP Nominees For The Jan. 6 Panel, Citing The Integrity Of The Probe

Brian Naylor

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Reps. Jim Jordan and Jim Banks could not serve on the select committee. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy threatened to pull all five of his members in response.

John Boehner, pictured in 2016, was speaker of the House during the Obama presidency. He says he sometimes went along with things he personally opposed because it was what members of his party wanted.

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John Boehner On The 'Noisemakers' Of The Republican Party

Steve Inskeep

Boehner was the Republican speaker of the House during much of the Obama presidency. His new memoir recounts his time leading House Republicans — even if that meant doing things he personally opposed.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi wears a protective mask while walking to her office from the House Floor on Wednesday.

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Opposing Remarks: Pelosi And Jordan Give Their Parties' Opening Statements

Brian Naylor

The House speaker said President Trump "must go," as GOP defender Rep. Jim Jordan charged Democrats "want to cancel the president" in Wednesday's impeachment debate. Watch video of their statements.