UPDATE: The House speaker vote will not take place today, CNN reported, an indication that the nominee for the job, Steve Scalise, does not have the votes.
He reportedly was given a boost by his rival, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), who plans to back him. But the GOP has such a slim majority in the House — 221-212 — that Scalise can only lose four GOP votes.
Democrats are expected to remain united behind their choice for speaker, Hakeem Jeffries. PREVIOUSLY: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) won the Republican nomination to serve as the next speaker of the House, setting up a vote, potentially later today, on the floor.
Scalise now needs to get 217 votes of the full House to become speaker, a far from certain prospect given the Republicans narrow majority and Democrats’ plans to nominate and unite behind their party leader, Hakeem Jeffries.
Read more on deadline.com
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