House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La ... to secure the votes" from GOP colleagues who backed rival speaker candidate Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) in Wednesday's 113-99 internal Republican ...

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La ... Republicans expecting to be in the majority will nominate a candidate for Speaker by a simple majority of all returning and incoming House Republicans.

Scalise echoed in a post on X. News of the House GOP moving on its budget resolution next week is in line with the initial timeline Johnson laid out. The Speaker had said he wanted the House to ...

“We locked in the declared candidates for speaker, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee Jim Jordan, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise. They and their staffs confirmed that they would sit ...

are flawed candidates. “Personalities matter,” a Scalise supporter says ... about how to unite the House Republican conference following House Speaker John Boehner’s unexpected resignation.

The speaker of the House does not need to be a member ... instead pointed to Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana as a candidate for speaker. "I’ve known for a long time he’d make ...

With California Republican Kevin McCarthy losing multiple votes Tuesday to become speaker of the House, a final outcome may not come until Wednesday – and may result in a new candidate ... for Rep.

Hence why, Mr Scalise only requires 217 votes. Traditionally, the speaker candidate has been a member of the House. But it's not a requirement - meaning senators can vote for anyone they wish to ...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, of La., with House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain, from left, Rep. Tim Moore, R-N.C. and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, of La., speaks ...