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Scripps News has confirmed that Louisiana Republican Rep. Steve Scalise has now withdrawn his nomination for House speakership.
In a secret ballot at the Capitol, House Republicans chose Scalise as their nominee for speaker, with 113 votes to Jim Jordan's 99, while eight members voted for other candidates, and three voted present. The timing of the full House speaker vote has remained uncertain, and will now likely be extended for longer now that Rep. Scalise has decided to step out of the race.
When Republicans are able to finally cast their votes for the speaker on the House floor, they will require at least 217 votes to secure their pick as speaker. However, even when Rep. Scalise was the nominee for the party, a number of Republicans told Scripps News that they would continue to support Jordan, who faced Scalise in the internal party vote but lost. That could complicate the next nominee's path to the speakership.
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