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Lying Long Island Rep. George Santos became the latest House Republican to announce he will not vote for Majority Leader Steve Scalise to be the next speaker.
Several Republicans have voiced their opposition to Scalise's nomination to become House speaker, reflecting the divisions within the GOP.
WASHINGTON — Republicans used to consider themselves the orderly party, the one that assiduously adhered to the rules and respected the will of the majority. But the traditional rule book has been thrown out the window when it comes to the extraordinary tumult in the House. In what would have been unthinkable in the past, numerous House Republicans on Wednesday refused to honor the results of their internal election of Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana for speaker — historically a given. They thre
The two Texas holdouts, combined with a handful of other members who have vowed to vote against Rep. Steve Scalise, could delay the selection of the next House speaker.
Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) was selected as the Republican conference's House speaker nominee Wednesday when he won a closed-door vote among members, 113 to Rep. Jim Jordan's (R-OH) 99. However, the road to the necessary 217 votes among the Republicans' slim majority could be difficult if former Speaker Kevin McCarthy's 15-ballot series in January is any indication.