Majority Leader Steve Scalise drops out of House speaker race after meeting GOP conference
Scalise, who said he made “no deals with anybody” prior to dropping out, told reporters that he expects “a lot of people” to consider running for speaker after his exit
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise has dropped out of the race to become the next House speaker.
“I just shared with my colleagues that I’m withdrawing my name as a
candidate for speaker-designee,” the Louisiana Republican told reporters
Thursday after a meeting with the GOP conference. ---More...
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