Scalise drops out of race for House speaker
Scalise struggles to secure House speakership
FOX News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram has the latest on drama since the ousting of Rep. Kevin McCarthy on 'Special Report.'
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., has dropped out of the race for House speaker.
He announced the decision following a closed-door meeting of Republicans Thursday evening.
Scalise won a Republican conference vote for the nomination of speaker earlier this week over Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, but many GOP members said they would not vote for him on the House floor.
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House Majority Leader Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) speaks to reporters at a press conference following a House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building on July 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
The race to fill the role that serves as the second place in the presidential order of succession came about after the House voted 216-210 to remove former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., from the position last week.
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