WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday nominated Steve Scalise to serve as speaker following last week’s ouster of Kevin McCarthy, according to two lawmakers.
Scalise, who is the chamber’s No. 2 Republican, must still win approval from the full House before he can claim the speaker’s gavel. Republicans control the House by a narrow 221-212 majority.
U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) speaks as he walks to a candidate forum at the Longworth House office building, after Kevin McCarthy was ousted as Speaker of the House, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 10, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
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