US House speaker nominee Scalise drops out of race, deepening crisis
Washington DC, USReuters Representative Steve Scalise, who Republicans nominated to be the next speaker of the House of Representatives, dropped out of the race on Thursday as the party failed to resolve its divisions, prolonging the leadership crisis in the chamber. Scalise, the number two House Republican, had secured his party’s nomination to replace ousted […]
Updated: US House in limbo as Republican Scalise appears short of votes for speaker
Updated: 12:20pm (AEDT)Washington DC, USReuters Republicans who control the US House of Representatives on Wednesday nominated Steve Scalise to serve as speaker following last week’s ouster of Kevin McCarthy, but delayed further action when he appeared to be short of the support needed to win a vote of the full chamber. Scalise, now number two […]
US lawmakers, religious leaders pray for victims of congressional baseball shooting
RNS Members of a Democrat congressional baseball team pray in a dugout after hearing about the shooting of Republican colleagues in Washington, DC, PICTURE: Ruben Kihuen via Twitter Political and religious leaders offered prayers for Congressman Steve Scalise and four others who were injured in a shooting during a Republican Party congressional baseball practice. […]