Scalise to Announce Bid For House Speaker Today: Report
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) will announce his bid for House Speaker later Wednesday, according to Politico.
NEWSY: Scalise is expected to officially announce his bid for speaker later today, a source familiar tells me
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Kevin McCarthy was ousted as House Speaker on Tuesday in a 216-210 vote after Rep. Matt Gaetz filed a Motion to Vacate the Chair.
McCarthy is now the “shortest serving speaker since 1876.” According to The Guardian, McCarthy is also “the first speaker of the House forced out of the job in US history.”
Gaetz spoke with reporters after he successfully ousted McCarthy from speakership on Tuesday.
