House Speaker race latest: Scalise still short of 217 votes : NPR
Less than a day after a majority of House Republicans selected Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., as the Speaker Designate, his support appeared to erode.
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Less than a day after a majority of House Republicans selected Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., as the Speaker Designate, his support appeared to erode.
Steve Scalise hemorrhages support after winning the GOP nomination for Speaker with less than half the votes needed to win on the floor.
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesRep. Steve Scalise’s (R-LA) chances to win the House speakership were on the brink on Thursday as the GOP civil war sparked by the downfall of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) continued to rage.Droves of House Republicans have vowed to defeat Scalise’s campaign for Speaker—just one day after a majority of lawmakers nominated him over Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) for the position in a private vote.The refusal of a number of House Republicans to support Scali
Scalise tackled concerns about his cancer during a closed-door GOP meeting after Marjorie Taylor Greene said she wouldn't vote for him because of it.
Scalise tackled concerns about his cancer during a closed-door GOP meeting after Marjorie Taylor Greene said she wouldn't vote for him because of it.