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☆ Republican infighting returns US House speaker race to square one
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Many expected that pick to be House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, whom Scalise had bested in a secret ballot on Wednesday. His departure from the race angered Republican lawmakers and raised doubts about whether Jordan could drum up the necessary votes. Some lawmakers hope to revive a proposal requiring any candidate to secure 217 Republican votes to become the nominee. 'REWARDING BAD BEHAVIOR'Representative Don Bacon, a Republican centrist, said he and other lawmakers are withholding support for Jordan for now. Given a slim 221-212 House Republican majority, the next speaker can afford to lose support from no more than four Republicans and be elected speaker over Democratic opposition.

Persons: Nancy Pelosi, John Boehner, Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan, Scalise, Kevin McCarthy, Jordan, Andy Barr, Don Bacon, Bacon, Jim, Steve, McCarthy, Dusty Johnson, Greg Murphy, Patrick McHenry, David Morgan, Moria Warburton, Richard Cowan, Scott Malone, Gerry Doyle Organizations: U.S . House, Democratic, Republican, 112th United States Congress, Republicans, Thomson Locations: WASHINGTON

☆ House Republicans Pursue New Speaker Plans After Steve Scalise Exits Race
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Siobhan Hughes | Kristina Peterson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Scalise, the No.2 House Republican, had secured his party's nomination to replace ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy but was still short of the 217 votes needed to be elected on the House floor, as several of his fellow Republicans said they would not support him. "I just shared with my colleagues that I was withdrawing my name as a candidate for our speaker designee," Scalise told reporters. Jordan has encouraged his supporters to vote for Scalise, according to a source who spoke on condition of anonymity. Trump in an interview with Fox News Radio earlier on Thursday said he did not object to Scalise as speaker. I mean, he's got to get better for himself," he said in an interview with Fox News Radio.

Persons: Steve Scalise, Kevin McCarthy, Scalise, McCarthy, Jim Jordan, Jordan, Donald Trump, Trump, Steve, he's, David Morgan, Moira Warburton, Richard Cowan, Makini Brice, Andy Sullivan, Costas Pitas, Scott Malone, Lisa Shumaker, Grant McCool Organizations: Republican, U.S . House, Representatives, House Republican Conference, Palestinian, Republicans, Scalise, Fox News, Fox News Radio, Thomson Locations: U.S, WASHINGTON

☆ Steve Scalise says drops out of race for U.S. House speaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

"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. Reporting by Daivd Morgan and Eric Beech; writing by Costas Pitas; Editing by Caitlin WebberOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Steve Scalise, Kevin McCarthy, Daivd Morgan, Eric Beech, Costas Pitas, Caitlin Webber Organizations: Republican, U.S . House, Republicans, Thomson Locations: Longworth, Washington , U.S, U.S

☆ House speaker race injects chaos into high-dollar Republican fundraising
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Kevin Lamarque | ReutersThe messy race to elect the next Republican speaker of the House of Representatives is injecting chaos into the typically genteel world of high-dollar GOP fundraising, threatening to disrupt a vital element of the Republican strategy to maintain its House majority. One faction of wealthy donors is intent on exacting revenge on the eight Republicans who voted with Democrats to oust former speaker Kevin McCarthy, according to people familiar with the matter. They're all saying, 'don't give, don't raise any money,'" a Republican fundraiser said. "If you have scheduled a fundraiser for any Republican House member who refuses to vote for Scalise, cancel it. Losing Kevin McCarthy will be damaging for fundraising," a longtime Wall Street Republican fundraiser said.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, Kevin Lamarque, Andy Sabin, Sabin, Matt Gaetz, McCarthy, Nancy Mace, Win Mcnamee, Steve Scalise, Scalise, Eric Levine, Saul Loeb, Eiseman Levine, Levine, Joanne Zervos, McCarthy's, Zervos Organizations: Capitol, Republicans, GOP, Republican, CNBC, U.S, Getty, Republican House, AFP, New, Wall Street Republican, U.S . Rep, U.S . House Locations: Washington , U.S, Florida, South Carolina, California, Washington , DC, Louisiana, New York

☆ Rep. Steve Scalise unexpectedly withdraws from House Speaker race
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

GOP lawmakers have been scrambling to pick their next House Speaker. In a secret ballot held Wednesday, House Republicans nominated Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana. AdvertisementAdvertisementRep. Steve Scalise is withdrawing his run for the House Speaker position, The Washington Post reported on Thursday, just a day after House Republicans nominated the Louisiana representative for the role at the GOP conference. The decision came after Scalise failed to secure enough votes to win the Speaker role on Thursday, The Associated Press reported. AdvertisementAdvertisementBut on Wednesday the pick came down to Scalise and Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio.

Persons: Steve Scalise, Scalise, —, Kevin McCarthy, Donald Trump, Jim Jordan of, Jordan, McCarthy, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Nancy Mace, Mace, David Duke, it's Organizations: Republicans, Service, Washington Post, GOP, Associated Press, CBS, Klux Klan, Republican Locations: Louisiana, Scalise, Jim Jordan of Ohio

☆ A little-known Georgia congressman is now running against Jim Jordan to be speaker of the House
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Georgia Rep. Austin Scott is running against Jim Jordan to be the GOP nominee for speaker of the House. Rep. Austin Scott, a Georgia Republican who's served in Congress since 2011, announced on Friday that he would be seeking his party's nomination to be speaker of the House. "We are busily googling Austin Scott right now," another House Democrat told Axios reporter Andrew Solender. AdvertisementAdvertisementScott appears to be running primarily to deny the nomination to Jordan, who he blames for denying Scalise the nomination. "I don't necessarily want to be the speaker of the House," Scott told Punchbowl News on Friday, adding that he doesn't think "anyone can get 217 votes."

Persons: Austin Scott, Jim Jordan, He's, Jordan, —, you've, Georgia Republican who's, Jim Jordan of, Steve Scalise, they'd, Scott, Andrew Solender, Mike Collins, Collins, they're, CNN's Manu Raju, I'm, Mike Pence Organizations: GOP, Service, Georgia Republican, —, Democrat, House Intelligence Committee, Armed Services Committee, Agriculture Committee, House Republicans, Electoral, Punchbowl News Locations: Georgia, Jim Jordan of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Arizona

☆ Steve Scalise drops out of US House speaker race
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsSteve Scalise drops out of US House speaker racePostedRepresentative Steve Scalise dropped out of the race to be the next U.S. House Speaker on Thursday, as the party failed to resolve its divisions, prolonging the leadership crisis in the chamber.

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☆ Scalise drops out of race for US House speaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsScalise drops out of race for US House speakerPostedRepresentative Steve Scalise, who Republicans picked to be the next speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, dropped out of the race on Thursday as his party failed to resolve its divisions, sending the chamber into its 10th day without leadership. Gabe Singer reports.

Persons: Scalise, Steve Scalise, Gabe Singer Organizations: US, U.S . House

“We are in uncharted waters, but it’s also very clear that we do not want to have a speaker pro tem who is leading policy. “That's the goal,” McHenry said earlier Thursday when asked if he would put a vote for speaker on the House floor. House Republicans are gridlocked with no end in sight, a war is escalating in Israel and Palestine and the U.S. government is ticking closer to a shutdown. McHenry was named to the role of speaker pro tempore by McCarthy as part of a process established in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. It's an argument that may catch on in the House as lawmakers grow restless with their inability to act.

Persons: Patrick McHenry, gavel, Kevin McCarthy, McHenry, it’s, That’s, ”, Zach Nunn, Steve Scalise, Marc Molinaro, “, ” McHenry, McCarthy, Israel —, Michael McCaul, shouldn't, David Joyce, Joyce, Jim McGovern, Josh Chafetz, Scalise, Jen Kiggans, Kevin Freking, Farnoush Amiri, Lisa Mascaro Organizations: WASHINGTON, North Carolina Republican, Republicans, U.S, Republican, House Foreign Relations, Israel, GOP, Ohio Republican, Capitol, Georgetown Law School, Virginia Republican, Associated Press Locations: McHenry, Iowa, Israel, Palestine, Virginia

☆ America’s Short-Lived Show of Unity
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Susan Milligan | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +8 min

Then America's deep political divisions surfaced with a vengeance, with politicians blaming political foes for the crisis, and others turning the terrorist attack into a judgment of Israel, its government, Jews in general and the plight of the Palestinian people. Later, Trump extended his jabs at U.S. ally Israel, saying in a campaign speech that the country's defense minister was "a jerk." Trump also said Hezbollah, another designated terrorist group in Lebanon is "very smart," angering U.S. and Israeli officials alike. Some progressives are pushing back at fellow members of the Democratic Socialists of America, who have been holding pro-Palestinian rallies just days after the Hamas attack. "Some are using really over-the-top rhetoric to try to score political points against the Biden administration.

Persons: Israel, Joe Biden, Ukraine –, Bill Ackman, Strawn –, ”, Rashida, Steve Scalise, Summer Lee, Scalise –, Brett Bruen, Barack Obama, unfroze, Qatar –, –, Biden, it's, Sen, Tim Scott, Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, Trump, John Kirby, Shlomo Karhi, Tlaib, Jack Bergman, Alexandria Ocasio, Shri Thanedar, American University professor Jordan Tama, Tama Organizations: Harvard, Winston, Defamation League, Democratic, Republican Rep, GOP, Republican, Israel, Georgetown University, Biden, White, United, South Carolina Republican, Security, Tlaib, Democratic Socialists of America, Cortez , New York Democrat, Times, American University professor Jordan, . Foreign, Cooperation Locations: Israel, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Iran, Qatar, United States, Russia, China, U.S, New Hampshire, Lebanon, Alexandria, Cortez , New York

But Jordan, like Scalise and McCarthy before him, faces an uphill battle to unify the conference. With a razor-thin GOP majority in the House, he’ll need the support of nearly every Republican to become speaker. Lawmakers instead were expected to head home for the weekend before returning for a speaker vote early next week. With Trump’s endorsement, some House Republicans coalesced around Jordan, while others touted him as a change to the status quo. Still, among many moderates, a Jordan speakership is unthinkable.

Persons: Jim Jordan, Steve Scalise, Kevin McCarthy, Jordan, Austin Scott –, Scalise, McCarthy, – Jordan, ” McCarthy, “ We’ve, Donald Trump, Trump’s, ” He’s, haven’t, Richard Hudson, Jordan “, ”, ” Hudson Organizations: Ohio, Rep, Georgia Republican, Republican, GOP, “, Committee, Ohio Republican, Caucus, Republicans, National Republican, ”, Democrats, Capitol Locations: Georgia, Ohio, Jordan, America

But not all Republicans want to see Jordan as speaker, second in line to the presidency. Overwhelmed and exhausted, anxious GOP lawmakers worry their House majority is being frittered away to countless rounds of infighting over rules, personalities and direction of the GOP. Handfuls of Republicans announced they were sticking with Jordan, McCarthy or someone other than Scalise — including Trump. The position as House speaker does not need to go to a member of Congress. Exasperated Democrats, who have been waiting for the Republican majority to recover from McCarthy’s ouster, urged them to figure it out.

Persons: Jim Jordan, Steve Scalise, holdouts, Jordan, Jesus Christ, ”, Mark Alford, Kevin McCarthy, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, “, Jim Banks, ” Jordan, Richard Hudson, ” Hudson, Patrick McHenry, Hakeem Jeffries, Scalise, “ It’s, ” Scalise, McCarthy, Handfuls, Steve, ” Trump, Brian Kilmeade’s, Stephen Groves, Jill Colvin Organizations: WASHINGTON, GOP, Caucus, Republican, Ohio Republican, Republicans, New York Rep, Trump, Fox News, California Republican, Democrats, Associated Press Locations: Scalise, R, U.S, New York

Another candidate, Georgia Rep. Austin Scott, jumped into the race Friday just before Republicans met to choose a new nominee. The candidate to become speaker needs a majority of the votes from House members who are present and voting. POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONSThe main complication for House Republicans is their narrow 221-212 majority. While it has been the tradition for the speaker candidate to be a member of the House, it is not required. In January, a few Republican members even called out votes for former President Donald Trump, taking votes from McCarthy.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, Steve Scalise, Scalise, Jim Jordan of, It’s, Jordan, Austin Scott, Scott, McCarthy, Patrick McHenry, —, Hakeem Jeffries, Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi Organizations: WASHINGTON, U.S ., Louisiana, Republicans, Georgia Rep, North Carolina Rep, Republican, New York Rep, GOP, Capitol Locations: Jim Jordan of Ohio, Israel, McHenry

As House Republicans struggle to govern, the party suffered another black eye Thursday evening when Majority Leader Steve Scalise abruptly withdrew from the speaker’s race amid hardened opposition from more than a dozen holdouts. Tensions are boiling over among House Republicans frustrated at the impasse and concerned over the path forward. The problem for me though is it’s not Jim’s fault so I’m just grappling with that,” he said. House Republicans control just a razor-thin majority and a speaker candidate can only afford to lose four defections and still win. We had a group that sabotaged Speaker McCarthy and now we’ve had a group that sabotaged Steve Scalise, both of them great people,” he said.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, Steve Scalise, Mark Alford of, Jesus Christ, Jim Jordan, Scalise, Jordan, Don Bacon, CNN’s Manu Raju, that’s, Jim, Steve, ”, “ There’s, Austin Scott, Raju, “, ” “ We’ve, McCarthy, we’ve Organizations: CNN, Republicans, Hamas, GOP, House Republicans, Republican, Ohio Republican, Judiciary Locations: Mark Alford of Missouri, Ohio, Jordan

☆ Steve Scalise drops out of race for US House speaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

☆ Rep. Jim Jordan nominated for House speaker, but falls short of total votes needed
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, talks to reporters after a House Republican Conference meeting in the U.S. Capitol on the speaker of the house nomination on Thursday, October 12, 2023. On this vote, Jordan came away with 152 votes for him, and 55 against, far short of the 217 he would need in a formal vote on the House floor. Following the second vote, lawmakers broke for the weekend, with few signs of what would come next. House Republicans had nominated Scalise Wednesday after he defeated Jordan in a narrow 113-to-99 internal party vote behind closed doors. The lower chamber is effectively in a state of paralysis, unable to move forward with urgent business until a House speaker is elected.

Persons: Jim Jordan, Jim Jordan of, Steve Scalise, Jordan, Austin Scott of, Mark Alford, Scalise, Matt Gaetz, Kevin McCarthy of California, Joe Biden's, Dan Meuser, Newsmax, Tom McClintock of, McCarthy, McCarthy's, McClintock, Mike Lawler, —, Emily Wilkins Organizations: Republican, U.S, Capitol, House Republicans, GOP, Committee, CNBC, Republicans, Rep, Russia, Jordan, York, NBC News Locations: Ohio, Jim Jordan of Ohio, Austin Scott of Georgia, R, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Israel, Ukraine, Pennsylvania, Tom McClintock of California, Washington ,

Republicans can afford no more than four defections as they control the House by a narrow 221-212 margin. 'AT A STANDSTILL'Several Republicans said they would stick with Jordan, who lost to Scalise in a secret-ballot vote on Wednesday. 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.

Persons: Steve Scalise, Kevin McCarthy, McCarthy, Scalise, Thomas Massie, Jim Jordan, Jordan, Marjorie Taylor Greene, ”, Steve Womack, Hakeem Jeffries, Donald Trump, Trump, Steve, he's, David Morgan, Moira Warburton, Richard Cowan, Makini Brice, Costas Pitas, Andy Sullivan, Scott Malone, Lisa Shumaker, Grant McCool Organizations: Republican, U.S . House, Representatives, House Republican Conference, Palestinian, Scalise, Republicans, Democratic, Fox News Radio, Thomson Locations: U.S, WASHINGTON

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.

Persons: Steve Scalise, Scalise, Kevin McCarthy, Scalise's, Jim Jordan, McCarthy, Nicole Malliotakis, Xi, Michael McCaul, Jordan, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Hakeem Jeffries, Donald Trump, Trump, Steve, he's, Steve Womack, Marjorie Taylor Greene's, David Morgan, Moira Warburton, Richard Cowan, Makini Brice, Costas Pitas, Andy Sullivan, Scott Malone, Lisa Shumaker, Grant McCool Organizations: Republican, U.S . House, Representatives, House Republican Conference, Republicans, Palestinian, Scalise, Democratic, Fox News Radio, Thomson Locations: U.S, WASHINGTON

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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.

Persons: Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan, he's, John Duarte, Jordan, Kevin McCarthy, McCarthy, Dusty Johnson, Richard Hudson, Scalise, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Donald Trump, David Morgan, Moira Warburton, Makini Brice, Scott Malone, Grant McCool Organizations: Republican, U.S . House, Louisiana Republican, Democratic, Wednesday, Palestinian, Thomson Locations: Longworth, Washington , U.S, WASHINGTON, Louisiana

☆ 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.

Persons: Kevin Hern, he's, Bacon, —, they'd, hadn't, Steve Scalise, McCarthy, Hern, Byron Donalds of, Tom Emmer, Elise Stefanik Organizations: Republicans, GOP, Service, Oklahoma Republican, Washington Examiner, Republican, Committee Locations: Oklahoma, Punchbowl, Hern, Byron Donalds of Florida, Minnesota, New York, Scalise

☆ 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.

Persons: Steve Scalise, Scalise, Jim Jordan of, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Greene, Kevin McCarthy Organizations: Republicans, Capitol, Republican, GOP, Rep Locations: Washington , DC, Louisiana, Jim Jordan of Ohio, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia

☆ 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.

Persons: Steve Scalise, Kevin McCarthy, Daivd Morgan, Eric Beech, Costas Pitas, Caitlin Webber Organizations: Reuters, Republican, U.S . House, Republicans Locations: U.S

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