Steve Scalise scrambling to win over holdouts amid deep concerns he can’t get 217 votes for speaker
CNN — Majority Leader Steve Scalise is scrambling to lock down the votes to become the next House speaker, but protracted opposition to the Louisiana Republican inside the GOP conference…
October 11, 2023 – Steve Scalise wins Republican vote for House speaker nominee
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace speaks to reporters at the Capitol on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina told CNN’s Jake Tapper on…
Jim Jordan, Steve Scalise run to replace Kevin McCarthy
A woman walks past the US Capitol on Tuesday. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Washington and Congress have their own, often impenetrable, languages. So it may be somewhat confusing to assess what it…
Jim Jordan, Steve Scalise run to replace Kevin McCarthy
Republican lawmakers returning to Washington this week will do so without a House speaker, setting up a high-pressure situation to reach consensus on a candidate to wield the gavel –…