Rep. Steve Scalise

Less than a day after a majority of House Republicans selected Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., as the speaker designate, his support appeared to erode.

If elected House speaker, Louisiana Republican Steve Scalise would be the first top House leader from the South since Newt Gingrich served as speaker more than 20 years ago.

Scalise, the current House majority leader, has represented southeast Louisiana's 1st Congressional district since 2008. Republicans now will seek to assemble their narrow House majority around Scalise in what is certain to be a close vote of the full House.

On Tuesday evening, two leading contenders, Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan are scheduled to address colleagues behind closed doors at a candidate forum. But they appear to be splitting the vote — and the House is stuck in a stalemate that threatens to keep Congress partly shuttered.

House Republicans are meeting Monday evening at the Capitol as the Speaker vacancy severely limits America’s ability to quickly respond to the crisis in Israel. It’s not at all clear if ousted former speaker Kevin McCarthy could seriously make a comeback, or if any other Republicans seeking the gavel — Louisiana's Steve Scalise or Ohio's Jim Jordan — can be elected speaker as their majority dissembles into infighting.

A day after the House of Representatives' vote to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker, Scalise and several other Republicans have announced bids to replace him.

U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) is among several lawmakers who have announced bids for the Speaker role.

As Vice President Mike Pence and Congressman Steve Scalise rallied supporters inside the World War II Museum on Thursday evening, some two dozen…

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