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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) is attempting to undermine Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan’s (R-OH) bid for the Speakership gavel after voting for him on the first ballot, sources familiar with the matter have confirmed to Breitbart News. CNN’s Annie Grayer noted on X that the majority leader would not commit to helping Jordan secure the 17 outstanding votes he needs for the top House job. This is despite Jordan requesting his aid, as the House has not had a Speaker since now-former Speaker Kevin McCarthy was removed on October 3. Sources on Capitol Hill have confirmed Grayer’s reporting...

BREAKING: Republican Steve Scalise has ended his bid to become House speaker after failing to secure the votes to win the gavel

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise will not secure the 217 votes needed to become the chamber’s speaker, according to sources.The House conference has been delaying bringing the nomination to the floor for a full vote, as several members tell me Scalise cannot win.“There are as many as 20 members opposing Scalise,” one source said, noting almost all are “Jordan and McCarthy supporters,” referring to Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who lost to Scalise on a secret ballot for nomination to replace ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.Publicly, Jordan is supporting Scalise, but privately he has told others he will enter the race as...

HOUSE FINISHES SECRET BALLET, SCALISE WINS (NEWSMAX)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had positive things to say today about Scalise and Jordan when asked about their respective speaker bids, but he stopped short of saying who he would prefer to see in the top House post. "I know both of those guys," DeSantis, a Republican presidential candidate, said of his former House colleagues. "They’re both good guys." In his remarks to reporters at an event in Greenville, South Carolina, DeSantis spoke in broad terms about what the next speaker needs to do. "You can’t just say, continue business as usual. You got to be somebody that understands we...

Steve Scalise: 58% Jim Jordan: 94% Kevin McCarthy: 54%