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Several Republicans said they would stick with rival Jim Jordan, who lost to Scalise in a secret-ballot vote on Wednesday. As they came and went from a closed-door meeting, Republicans appeared no closer to breaking the impasse. 'AT A STANDSTILL'Jordan has encouraged his supporters to vote for Scalise, according to a source who spoke on condition of anonymity. Democrats have backed their leader, Hakeem Jeffries, in past speaker votes and are expected to do so again. Trump in an interview with Fox News Radio on Thursday said he did not object to Scalise as speaker.

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An “American hero,” is how Republican colleagues describe Scalise after the 2017 shooting and on Wednesday, a narrow majority of them nominated him as their next House speaker following the unprecedented ouster of the former speaker, Rep. Kevin McCarthy. McCarthy rose to become Majority Leader, and Scalise the Majority Whip. One early morning three years later, Scalise and other Republican lawmakers gathered at a grassy park in the suburbs outside of Washington to practice for the upcoming congressional baseball game. When McCarthy seized the gavel in January once Republicans regained the majority, Scalise won the No. Late Wednesday, the speaker's office became a revolving door as holdout Republican lawmakers met with Scalise bringing their concerns, complaints and demands.

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☆ Chaos in House GOP intensifies with Scalise’s speakership bid in peril
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

GOP lawmakers did select Steve Scalise as their nominee for the job that is second in the line of presidential succession on Wednesday. The worsening debacle in the House follows the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy last week by eight Republicans voting with Democrats. But some GOP leaders are irritated that the jockeying is distracting from the imperative to find a speaker. He was still well short of the 217 votes – a majority of the current House – needed to claim the speakership on the floor. “He has no path to 217,” one top House Republican said on condition of anonymity.

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CNN —Rep. Steve Scalise announced he was dropping out of the speaker’s race Thursday after House Republicans failed to coalesce behind him in the aftermath of Kevin McCarthy’s historic ouster. And Republicans scheduled a second members-only conference meeting for Thursday evening. But the opposition to Scalise as the next speaker only grew Thursday, with roughly 20 Republicans publicly opposing him. Scalise needs a majority of the House to be elected speaker, meaning he can only afford to lose four votes. The deadlock is leading to intensifying frustration as the House GOP looks no closer to coalescing around a speaker candidate.

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☆ Nancy Mace won't support Steve Scalise as speaker because of past 'David Duke' comments despite touting his endorsement in 2020
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Nancy Mace said she "cannot in good conscience" support Rep. Steve Scalise as speaker. She pointed to a years-old report alleging Scalise had compared himself to a KKK grand wizard. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementRepublican Rep. Nancy Mace said she won't be backing Rep. Steve Scalise to become the next speaker of the House because of his previously reported comments about being similar to a Ku Klux Klan leader. Appearing on CNN on Wednesday evening, Mace told host Jake Tapper that she "personally cannot, in good conscience, vote for someone who attended a white supremacist conference and compared himself to David Duke."

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☆ Steve Scalise Withdraws Name From House Speaker Race
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WSJ Correspondent Sees Panic on Israel-Lebanon Border During Drone False AlarmIsraelis living along the northern border with Lebanon were ordered to find shelter on Wednesday amid a false alarm that attack drones might have crossed the border. WSJ Correspondent Dion Nissenbaum was with Israeli troops in the area when the warnings came in. Photo: Thomas Coex/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

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☆ Steve Scalise's cancer becomes 'the elephant in the room' as House Republicans struggle to unify behind their speaker nominee
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Rep. Steve Scalise, the GOP nominee to the next speaker of the House, has a rare blood cancer. "I guess it's the elephant in the room," said Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee, who supports Scalise's speakership bid. Scalise was diagnosed in August with multiple myeloma, a form of cancer that's treatable but not curable, and is currently undergoing chemotherapy. "I will admit it's a concern," said Rep. Keith Self of Texas, who's among the Republicans who have yet to support Scalise. Burchett also suggested that Greene was getting more attention for her remark about Scalise's cancer because she's a woman.

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☆ A former McDonalds franchise owner dubbed 'McCongressman' wants to be the GOP's next House Majority Leader — and he's handing out McGriddles to win his colleagues over
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

GOP Rep. Kevin Hern, a former McDonald's franchise owner, wants to be House Majority Leader. AdvertisementAdvertisementRep. Kevin Hern wants to be the next House Majority Leader, and he's got at least one unconventional trick up his sleeve to try to pull it off: McDonald's. "I fucking wish," one House GOP staffer told Insider via text when asked if they'd received a delivery. "Pissed," a staffer from another House GOP office wrote, saying they also hadn't received any McGriddles. Hern, the current chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee, launched his campaign for majority leader on Wednesday after House Republicans nominated current House Majority Leader Steve Scalise to replace McCarthy as speaker.

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And others, still, cited grievances with Scalise’s record or with maintaining the status quo by elevating the No. By Thursday afternoon, even lawmakers Scalise had previously flipped changed their minds, and his backing began deteriorating. And in a razor-thin GOP majority, Scalise needs the support of all but four of his conference to secure the gavel if every Democrat casts a ballot. “I love Steve Scalise,” Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee said heading into the conference meeting to determine the next steps. “I think we need to start voting.”Others said the disagreement should be fleshed out in private before proceeding to a floor vote.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Having won the nomination to be the next House speaker, Rep. Steve Scalise is heading straight into a familiar Republican problem — skeptical GOP colleagues are reluctant to give their support, denying him the majority vote needed to win the gavel. “We did not hear that.”In a floor vote, Scalise would need to amass votes from almost all Republicans to overcome the Democratic opposition in the House that is narrowly split 221-212. Many Republicans want to prevent the spectacle of a messy House floor fight like the grueling January brawl when McCarthy became speaker. One-quarter of Republicans say they approve of the decision by a small group of Republicans to remove McCarthy as speaker. “Long live Speaker Scalise,” Gaetz said after the vote.

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☆ Republican Scalise struggles for votes after winning US House speaker nomination
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"When we go to the floor, there'll be at least a relatively high expectation on the part of Steve Scalise and his team that he's got the votes," said Representative John Duarte, a Scalise supporter. Republican leaders initially scheduled a House meeting for Wednesday afternoon, should Scalise, now the No. 2 House Republican, quickly come up with the votes for election. Asked how long it could take to fill the speaker vacancy, Representative Richard Hudson, who chairs the House Republican campaign arm, told reporters: "No idea.". Before his nomination, Scalise and his allies worked to defeat a closed-door effort to require a candidate to win 217 Republican votes to become the nominee.

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☆ House Speaker Fight Hurts Israel, Says Foreign-Affairs Chairman
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Rep. Michael McCaul (R., Texas), the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said House Republicans' inability to elect a new speaker is threatening aid to Israel and delighting America's adversaries. McCaul made the comments as he left a closed-door meeting where the GOP conference is meeting to try to coalesce around Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R., La.) He said he warned his colleagues that the House GOP's dysfunction is becoming more dangerous every day. "But they can't do that if we don't have a speaker in the chair. One of the biggest threats I see is in that room, because we can't unify as a conference and put a speaker in the chair together."

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☆ Steve Scalise Says Drops Out of Race for U.S. House Speaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

(Reuters) - Steve Scalise, who had secured the Republican Party's nomination to be the next speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives but was short of the 217 votes needed to be elected on the House floor, has dropped out of the race, he said on Thursday. "I just shared with my colleagues that I was withdrawing my name as a candidate that our speaker designee," he told reporters. Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives spent hours in closed-door talks on Thursday but failed to resolve divisions that have prevented them from installing Scalise as speaker of the chamber, which has been leaderless for nine days. Scalise, the No.2 House Republican, had secured his party's nomination to replace ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Republicans can afford no more than four defections as they control the House by a narrow 221-212 margin.

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☆ GOP’s Scalise ends his bid to become House speaker after failing to secure the votes to win gavel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

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. Check back for updates.

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☆ Options traders see larger-than-usual stock swings as banks report results
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Saqib Iqbal Ahmed | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Options traders are braced for larger-than-usual post-earnings stock price swings for some U.S. banks, despite signs of cooling volatility in broader markets, options data showed. Big banks, including JPMorgan (JPM.N), Wells Fargo (WFC.N) and Citigroup Inc (C.N) are set to report financial results on Friday, with others, including Goldman Sachs (GS.N) and Morgan Stanley (MS.N), due next week. The biggest U.S. consumer lenders are set to post higher third-quarter profits, in contrast with investment banks still facing a dealmaking slump, analysts said. Options data shows traders braced for a larger-than-usual post-earnings move from Wells Fargo in particular. The options-implied earnings move for Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America (BAC.N) and Citigroup also signal a larger-than-usual post-earnings swing, data from Trade Alert showed.

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☆ Fmr. Sen. Heitkamp on House Speaker battle: I think Rep. Steve Scalise can do the job
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFmr. Sen. Heitkamp on House Speaker battle: I think Rep. Steve Scalise can do the jobFormer U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) and former U.S. Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) join 'Squawk Box' to discuss the battle for House Speaker, whether Rep. Steve Scalise can receive enough votes for speakership, impact of another potential government shutdown, and more.

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☆ Analysis: Canada may struggle to recoup $26 billion cost of Trans Mountain pipeline
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Nia Williams | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government bought Trans Mountain in 2018 for C$4.5 billion to rescue the expansion project, which has struggled with years of regulatory delay and massive cost overruns. A Reuters survey of five analysts and investors valued Trans Mountain between C$15 billion and C$25 billion, based on factors including projected earnings and oil shipping tolls. Trans Mountain Corp (TMC) CEO Dawn Farrell told local media last week the sale could wrap up by early 2025, just as Canada heads into a federal election. Trans Mountain offers strategic value as it is the only pipeline taking crude from Canada's oil patch to the Pacific, and on to Asian refining markets. "It's hard to imagine...that a pipeline like Trans Mountain would ever be built again," Poscente said.

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☆ Steve Scalise does not appear to have votes to become speaker as GOP remains divided
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) waits to speak during a news conference after a caucus meeting with House Republicans on Capitol Hill May 10, 2023 in Washington, DC. The GOP majority leader from Louisiana does not appear to have the 217 Republican votes needed to win the speaker's gavel at this time given the tight margin in the closely divided House. The party remained divided after the internal ballot and the House adjourned Wednesday evening without a full floor vote on Scalise's candidacy. It is unclear when Scalise will face the House. Greene teased the prospect that Scalise will have to face multiple rounds of voting.

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[1/3] Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) speak to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 29, 2019. Buck said Jordan and Scalise provided unsatisfactory answers on the question of reining in spending on Tuesday night. Scalise and Jordan have both racked up several dozen endorsements, but neither has a clear path to success. Some moderates, for example, have warned that Jordan becoming speaker would give Democrats plenty of ammunition for next year's congressional elections. "I think Jim Jordan will end up getting it, and if not, Scalise would be fine," said Representative Ralph Norman, who supports Jordan.

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As of now, neither House Majority Leader Steve Scalise nor Rep. Jim Jordan – the two declared GOP candidates in the race – have locked down 217 votes, the necessary number to be elected speaker by a majority vote of the full chamber. The uncertain vote math has raised questions over how and when the GOP majority will be able to elect a new speaker, particularly as infighting continues to roil House Republican ranks. “I’d put it at 2%,” he said when asked by a reporter what the chances are there will be a new House speaker by Wednesday. After his removal as speaker in a historic vote last week, McCarthy announced he would not run again for the post. Read more about the race for House speaker here.

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There are two declared candidates so far in the closed-door, secret-ballot vote: Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who is No. Even before lawmakers start voting on a speaker, they are expected to decide how many votes the nominee will need to win. It took only eight Republicans to oust McCarthy last week, a fact that could make leading the caucus a challenge for any new speaker. At least 217 House Republicans will need to agree on a candidate to avoid a repeat of January's messy speakership battle, when McCarthy needed 15 rounds of voting to win the speaker's gavel. Some moderates, for example, have warned that a Speaker Jordan would give Democrats plenty of ammunition for next year's congressional elections.

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☆ Two US House Republicans make their bid for the speaker's gavel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/5] U.S. House Majority Leader and candidate for next U.S. Speaker of the House Steve Scalise (R-LA) arrives for a meeting with members of Florida's House of Representatives, after Kevin McCarthy was ousted as House speaker, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 10, 2023. Republicans hold a narrow 221-212 majority in the House. McCarthy on Monday said he would take the job back if asked to by House Republicans, but on Tuesday told reporters, "I asked them please not to nominate me." It took only eight Republicans to oust McCarthy last week, which could make leading the caucus a challenge for any new speaker. Scalise appeared to have the support of many veteran and establishment Republicans including party leaders, while Jordan drew endorsements from others including Trump-style populists.

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