House Republicans chose Majority Leader Steve Scalise as their pick to be speaker of the House ahead of an expected floor vote this afternoon.

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<figcaption>House Republicans chose Majority Leader Steve Scalise as their pick to be speaker of the House ahead of an expected floor vote this afternoon.</figcaption><figcaption><span class="credit">AFP via Getty Images</span></figcaption>

Scalise (R-La.) edged out House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) 113-99 in the closed-door balloting, a vote that exposed still-raw feelings in the GOP conference following last week’s ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)

House Republicans chose Majority Leader Steve Scalise as their pick to be speaker of the House ahead of an expected floor vote this afternoon.{ai:summary}<p>House Republicans chose Steve Scalise as their pick for speaker of the House. #politics</p>

Republicans tap Steve Scalise as pick for next House speaker

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