The Latest Breaking News from Steve Scalise

‘Scalise won,’ Republicans said as they emerged from a closed door meeting to select nominee for next House speaker

Whoever is ultimately selected, the new speaker will have the same sword hanging over his head that McCarthy had

Republicans scramble to find a replacement for the ousted Kevin McCarthy as world events demand the attention of the US Congress

While appearing to rule himself out, Mr McCarthy said he would not give his endorsement to Steve Scalise or Jim Jordan

House Republicans selected Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., as the party’s nominee for speaker behind closed doors Wednesday morning.

In the wake of the Hamas surprise attacks on Israel, and that country’s resulting heavy military response, calls for Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives to pick a new speaker quickly have grown, including from GOP members themselves. The absence of a speaker may slow or limit any aid…

Republicans voted down a rule change on Wednesday morning that would have raised the threshold for sending a speaker candidate to the full House, paving the way for a floor vote potentially later in the day.

As the House prepares to choose a new speaker in the coming days, here’s who you need to know about

The speaker race – featuring leading candidates who tried to overturn the 2020 election – is setting off alarms for the future of democracy

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After almost a decade as GOP whip and nine months as majority leader, Scalise battles concerns about his health following 2017 shooting and blood cancer diagnosis as he attempts to become Speaker of the House