House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), the Republican nominee to lead the U.S. House of Representatives, arrives for a House Republican Conference meeting as Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives try to unite around a new speaker to lead their fractious and narrow majority at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 12, 2023.
Republican Steve Scalise has ended his bid to become House speaker after failing to secure the votes to win the gavel.
Scalise told GOP colleagues at a closed-door meeting late Thursday of his decision.
Next steps are uncertain a the House is now essentially closed while the Republican majority tries to elect a speaker after ousting Kevin McCarthy from the job.
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Persons:
Steve Scalise, Scalise, Kevin McCarthy
Organizations:
Republican, U.S . House, Representatives, House Republican Conference, U.S, Capitol, GOP
Locations:
U.S, Washington , U.S