LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON ― Republicans picked their replacement for former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Wednesday but stopped short of holding an official vote on the House floor out of fear he might not have the votes. AdvertisementInstead, a floor vote to make Scalise the speaker was looking unlikely Wednesday night while he worked to lure holdouts to his corner. McCarthy was ousted in a historic first when eight disgruntled Republicans voted with Democrats last week to remove him as speaker. We going to have to go upstairs on the House floor and resolve this and get the House reopened again,” he said. He was one of a handful of House Republicans shot in 2017 during a practice for the annual congressional baseball charity game.

Source: Huffington Post October 11, 2023 23:19 UTC