House Republicans restart speaker search after Scalise drops out: ‘It’s a math problem’

By Reese Gorman, Jack Birle, Cami Mondeaux

Published October 13, 2023 10:00am ET

House Republicans restart speaker search after Scalise drops out: ‘It’s a math problem’ — The House was thrown into even more chaos after House Republicans’ speaker designate, Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), withdrew from the race once it became clear he had no path to win the election, leaving the House leaderless for a 10th straight day. GOP lawmakers are set to meet for their fifth consecutive day of […]

The House was thrown into even more chaos after House Republicans’ speaker designate, Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), withdrew from the race once it became clear he had no path to win the election, leaving the House leaderless for a 10th straight day.