Washington (CNN) Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio has been selected as the next ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee by the House Republican steering committee, a GOP source tells CNN. Jordan, a fierce defender of President Donald Trump, will replace Rep. Doug Collins, a Georgia Republican who is running for the Senate in a primary against Sen. Kelly Loeffler. While the full Republican conference still needs to approve Jordan for the position, the panel usually supports the steering committee's recommendation. Currently the top Republican on the House Oversight Committee, Jordan's new post will thrust him into center of the GOP's pushback against a wave of Democratic oversight efforts. Jordan had run to be the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee in 2018 but dropped the bid after a spokesman from his office told CNN it was made clear to Jordan that the leadership would be selecting someone else for the job.

Source: CNN February 07, 2020 01:07 UTC