The Hill reported that Democrats had a historic night Tuesday, sweeping both chambers of Congress and making gains deep into Republican territory. According to the outlet, the party won nearly everywhere it was expected to, along with places its summary described as ones people never thought it had a chance. The report was written by Ford McCracken for The Hill's report on House incumbents losing their seats.

The Hill also reported that, as of Wednesday afternoon, 27 House incumbents had been projected to lose their seats by Decision Desk HQ. The outlet's headline, however, says all GOP House incumbents were swept away. Its summary gives 27 as the projected count and does not state how many Republican incumbents ran, so the headline's word "all" cannot be checked against the figures it provides.

Fox News reported that Jim Jordan is calling Republican colleagues about leading House Republicans as minority leader, a move the outlet said could set up a clash with Speaker Mike Johnson. Its headline framed the effort as Jordan throwing his hat in the ring as the GOP "picks up pieces" after the blue wave. The Fox News report on Jordan's bid does not describe a timeline for the leadership decision, and its summary does not name any other candidates.

Taken together, the two reports describe a Democratic victory that moved deep into Republican territory and a Republican conference that is now considering its leadership. Neither source material says when House Republicans will choose a minority leader, and the available summaries leave open how the Jordan effort will proceed alongside Speaker Johnson.

Sources: Fox News: Jim Jordan throws hat in ring for House minority leader as GOP picks up pieces after blue wave; The Hill: All the GOP House incumbents swept away in the blue wave.