Steve Scalise selected as GOP nominee for speaker

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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) will be the Republican nominee for speaker after he defeated Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) in a simple majority vote in a closed-door meeting on Wednesday.

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