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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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☆ 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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House Republicans are set to nominate a new speaker Wednesday, more than a week after the historic ouster of California Rep. Kevin McCarthy, as the chamber has been thrust into an unprecedented standstill. Two candidates have formally announced their bid for the speakership – House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio. But with a razor-thin GOP majority in the chamber, whether either can get the votes needed to secure the gavel remains to be seen. The rule change, sponsored by Rep. Chip Roy, a Texas Republican, appears to have strong support in the conference. Still, McCarthy told reporters Tuesday evening that he instructed members of his conference not to nominate him.

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House Republicans nominated Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana for speaker on Wednesday, in a major step toward electing a replacement to lead the chamber more than a week after Kevin McCarthy’s historic ouster. 2 House Republican, with ample allies throughout the conference, an affable reputation and fundraising chops, was considered the favorite for the job. With the nomination, which required the support of a majority of Republicans, a chamber-wide vote on the House floor is expected to follow. Political Cartoons on Congress View All 254 ImagesWhether Jordan’s supporters are willing to back Scalise in a floor vote remains to be seen. But the added pressure on the House floor could also bolster Scalise’s path to victory.

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Lawmakers exiting the room said Scalise won 113 votes, while Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the House Judiciary Committee chairman, took 99. With Scalise falling well short of 217 in the conference vote, the Louisiana congressman's path to the speakership is uncertain. House members are seated during the speakership vote. The candidate to become speaker needs a majority of the votes from House members who are present and voting. Historically, the magical number to become speaker has been 218 out of the 435 members of the House.

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☆ Marjorie Taylor Greene won't support her party's choice for House speaker because he has cancer
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

House Republicans just narrowly nominated Rep. Steve Scalise to be their candidate for speaker. But Marjorie Taylor Greene is withholding her support, citing his cancer diagnosis. AdvertisementAdvertisementRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is vowing to oppose her party's nominee for speaker of the House when it comes to a vote on the floor — because he has cancer. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise narrowly clinched the nomination for speaker during a closed-door meeting on Wednesday, defeating Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio in a narrow 113-99 vote. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) October 11, 2023Scalise, whose office did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, has insisted that he's still capable of doing the job as he seeks treatment.

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☆ House Republicans had their cell phones confiscated while they voted on a new speaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

House Republicans voted on Wednesday to nominate Rep. Steve Scalise to be the next speaker. As they left, lawmakers had to wave pieces of paper with numbers on them to get their phones back. AdvertisementAdvertisementHouse Republicans' cell phones were confiscated as they decided on who should be second in line to the presidency. During a conference meeting on Wednesday overseen by current House Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, Republicans nominated House Majority Leader Steve Scalise to be their party's choice for speaker of the House. The House is set to begin voting on a new speaker at 3pm Wednesday, and it remains unclear how long that will take.

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☆ Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan vie to become House speaker as GOP votes to select candidate
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Representative Jim Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, during a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, April 27, 2023. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio are the top candidates for the post. It is unclear if either Scalise or Jordan can win the 217 votes needed to become the next speaker. "We got to get back to work today," Scalise told reporters. Jordan, when asked whether he would support Scalise, said he'd back "anyone who can get 217 votes."

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☆ In a Chaotic House, the Next Speaker Must Unite These Three Factions
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Kara Dapena | Aaron Zitner | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Speaker candidates Reps. Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Jim Jordan of Ohio must unite an unruly group of House Republicans with diverse political needs and interests. On the political right, about 40 members belong to the Freedom Caucus, who are among the most fiscally conservative and often refuse to compromise on their views. By contrast, 18 House Republicans represent districts that President Biden won in 2020, and all but one lean toward the political center.

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While the impetus on Republicans to pick a new speaker escalated after the terrorist attack in Israel over the weekend, the House GOP conference remains bitterly divided over how it should proceed – and who can get the 217 votes needed to lead it. Republicans are preparing for the prospect that neither House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana nor House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio can get the votes to be elected speaker, leaving the conference with no clear path forward. In some corners of the conference, there was a push to quickly settle on a speaker. House Foreign Affairs Chairman Mike McCaul called for a new speaker by Wednesday to avoid appearances of weakness and dysfunction amid war in Israel. Until a new speaker is selected, the House can’t pass legislation to address the crisis, McCaul noted.

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☆ House speaker race live updates: Jim Jordan, Steve Scalise run to replace Kevin McCarthy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Aditi Sangal | Mike Hayes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Two candidates have stepped up to fill the vacuum: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio, who has the backing of former President Donald Trump. 2 House Republican after the speaker, Scalise has been a prominent figure in the conference and had long been seen as either a potential successor, or rival, to McCarthy. Before he became majority leader, Scalise served as House GOP whip, a role focused on vote counting and ensuring support for key party priorities. The majority leader, his current role, oversees the House floor and schedules legislation for votes. Read more about the race for a new House speaker.

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☆ 1 chart to explain the current dysfunction in Congress
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Proof of Congress’ ongoing dysfunction is in its current paralysis. Republicans have a few more votes in the House, but they don’t exactly have a governing majority. The lack of competitive seats makes it feel like we are stuck with a closely divided House and a closely divided Senate for the foreseeable future. Half as many competitive House seatsThe Cook Political Report with Amy Walter assigns a partisan score to every congressional district. The partisan tone he took to placate the ultra-right lawmakers meant Democrats were never going to save his job.

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But should the vote drag on in the intensely divided chamber, some lawmakers warn that efforts to provide assistance to Israel amid the conflict would be stymied. Since McCarthy’s ouster, two candidates have formally announced their bid for the speakership – House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio. Accordingly, questions about the role of Rep. Patrick McHenry, who stepped in as “speaker pro tempore” after McCarthy’s historic ouster, have begun circulating. The position is widely considered to be a placeholder with the primary function of helping the chamber to elect a new speaker. But some experts have argued the House can vote on resolutions, like one condemning Hamas, without a speaker.

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☆ Israel-Hamas war ratchets up pressure on Republicans to select House speaker in coming days
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

A senior Biden administration official indicated to reporters on Saturday that the paralysis in the House could complicate U.S. efforts to support Israel. McCarthy, of California, was ousted by conservative Republicans last week, the first time a House speaker was deposed in a no-confidence vote in U.S. history. McCarthy told Fox News on Saturday that there is nothing the House can do until the body elects a speaker: "I don't know if that happens quickly," McCarthy said. House Republicans are expected to vote for a candidate to replace McCarthy on Wednesday morning. The Florida Republican said House Republicans will coalesce around Scalise or Jordan this week: "I reject the premise that this is going to drag on for weeks," Gaetz said.

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☆ A GOP congressman says conservative hardliners who helped oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker could 'very easily' cause the party to lose its House majority in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Tom Cole told The Atlantic that hardliners might "very easily" cost the GOP its House majority. Cole strongly vouched for McCarthy shortly before he was ousted as speaker in a 216-210 vote. And Cole told the magazine that McCarthy's ouster could "very easily" threaten the very House majority that the GOP fought so hard to win last year after losing it following the 2018 midterms. "This is going to cost us candidates," Cole told the magazine, again criticizing the votes of the eight breakaway GOP lawmakers. Currently, the leading candidates to succeed McCarthy as speaker are Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio.

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☆ Matt Gaetz says it will 'absolutely' be worth it if he loses his congressional seat after leading the push to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Gaetz on Sunday seemingly has no regrets after leading the push to oust McCarthy as speaker. Gaetz told NBC's Kristen Welker it would "absolutely" be worth it if he lost his seat over the vote. He had a much more favorable view of Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan, who are both running to succeed McCarthy. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) responds to reports of Republican colleagues seeking to kick him out of Congress.

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☆ With McCarthy out as Speaker, Pelosi no longer in party leadership, and Feinstein's death, California's clout in Congress has taken a major hit. The Golden State is now at a political crossroads.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The upcoming elections will also test the longstanding political sway of the San Francisco Bay Area. Dianne Feinstein is pictured on March 21, 1984, during her tenure as mayor of San Francisco. For generations, the center of political gravity in California has been in the San Francisco Bay Area. AdvertisementAdvertisementVice President Kamala Harris is a former San Francisco District Attorney. And Feinstein, a former San Francisco mayor, served in the Senate from 1992 until her death last month.

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Former President Donald Trump on Friday endorsed Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio to become the next speaker of the House of Representatives. Trump's endorsement of his close ally Jordan in a social media post came three days after the House voted to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as speaker. Trump wrote that Jordan "will be a GREAT Speaker of the House, & has my Complete & Total Endorsement!" "He is STRONG on Crime, Borders, our Military/Vets, & 2nd Amendment," Trump wrote early Friday on his Truth Social site. Trump is the clear frontrunner for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination due to his strong popularity among Republican voters.

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☆ Republicans are asking their Twitter followers to help them decide who should replace Kevin McCarthy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

House Republicans are set to choose a new speaker next Wednesday, and it's unclear who that will be. Some of them have apparently turned to Twitter to help their decision-making — or to make a point. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . As House Republicans try to settle on a candidate to take the reigns after Kevin McCarthy's sudden defenestration this week, some of them are polling their Twitter followers on who they'd like to see in the top job. "That said, who would you like to see as the next Speaker of the House?," wrote LaLota.

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The House speaker election is days away after Kevin McCarthy’s historic ouster that has left the chamber in need of a successor. Two candidates have formally announced their bid for the speakership – House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio. House Republicans are set to hold their own candidate forum behind closed doors on Tuesday before holding an internal election and chamber-wide vote in the following days. “No candidate for Speaker is likely to receive 96 percent of the Republican Conference vote required by this new precedent,” Rep. Tom McClintock of California said in a statement. But the California Republican made clear after the vote to boot him from the role that he wouldn’t run for speaker again.

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☆ Trump endorses Jim Jordan for House speaker, testing the strength of his power
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump has endorsed Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio to be the next Speaker of the House. AdvertisementAdvertisementFormer President Donald Trump, early on Friday morning, endorsed Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio to be the next Speaker of the House, testing his ability to bring calm to Congress after a week of chaos. Trump's endorsement will likely upend the campaign to replace former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who was unceremoniously ousted earlier this week. Right now, the race is largely between Jordan, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn Jordan, Trump is backing a staunch conservative fighter.

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☆ Kevin McCarthy strolled out of his former office just to insist to reporters that he's not resigning and will seek re-election in 2024: 'Not that I wanted to talk to you'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

POLITICO reported that recently-deposed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy might resign from Congress. So he walked out to reporters just to say that he won't do that — and that he'll seek re-election. AdvertisementAdvertisementFormer House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is not resigning from Congress. "Not that I want to talk to you, but someone put something out that I'm resigning," said McCarthy, dressed in casual wear. "Yes, yes, yes," he replied.

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For now, the White House plans to seize upon the dysfunction for as long as it lasts. The two declared candidates for the speakership, Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio and Steve Scalise of Louisiana, each have their own history with the Biden White House. White House officials have been steadfast in trying to highlight the broader economic progress since the height of the pandemic and when inflation had soared to record highs. Gas prices remain one of the data points that White House officials are watching most closely and with heightened sensitivity. House Republicans, it’s time for you to do your job,” he said.

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☆ Opinion: McCarthy’s downfall offers a clear lesson for Republicans
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Stuart Ross | Opinion Geoff Duncan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —As the dust settles on the tenure of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, there are lessons the Republican Party should learn. As the Republican caucus considers its next steps, they must choose a leader whose stewardship signals a clear break from the past. Here are the ways that Trump triggered the events that fueled McCarthy’s downfall. In 2022, Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker, a former football star whose controversial candidacy was fueled by his connection to the former president, met the same fate. Fast forward less than a year and Trump was nowhere to be found when McCarthy’s fate as speaker hung in the balance.

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☆ The next GOP speaker will face the same traps that doomed McCarthy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Two candidates, GOP Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio, have already launched campaigns. He’s not the first GOP speaker to think so. But in this political climate, any Republican speaker who has to rely on Democratic votes is critically weakened and probably can’t last long. But the only way a Republican speaker will be able to pass aide to Ukraine will be to do so with Democratic help. The lack of such flexibility has been a fatal flaw of GOP speakers for years.

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