Scalise withdraws as Republican nominee for House Speaker
On 12 October 2023, one day after House Republicans nominated him to succeed the ousted Kevin McCarthy, Majority Leader Steve Scalise abandoned his bid for Speaker.
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On 12 October 2023, one day after House Republicans nominated him to succeed the ousted Kevin McCarthy, Majority Leader Steve Scalise abandoned his bid for Speaker. A day of meetings had failed to bridge deep divisions in the Republican conference, leaving him short of the votes needed and extending a vacancy that had lasted three weeks.
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Steve Scalise
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Scalise withdraws as Republican nominee for House Speaker. Actor role on this event; contribution size permanently_blocked (no sourced fraction). Contribution size is permanently_blocked (no sourced fraction); provisional 0.4 stored because contributions.size is NOT NULL.
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- 1.theguardian.comchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, keywords: scalise+speaker+withdr · verified
- 2.cnn.comchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, keywords: scalise+speaker+withdr · verified
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Factrail. (2026). Scalise withdraws as Republican nominee for House Speaker. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/scalise-withdraws-speaker-bid-2023-10-12
https://factrail.ai/facts/scalise-withdraws-speaker-bid-2023-10-12
Accessed 15 October 2026.
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