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Scalise Defeats Jordan to Win GOP Nomination for Speaker

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Scalise Defeats Jordan to Win GOP Nomination for Speaker
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) leaves the conference room after securing the GOP nomination for speaker on Oct. 11, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Jackson Richman
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The House GOP is meeting to pick their nominee to succeed Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as House speaker.

Mr. McCarthy was ousted on Oct. 3 through a motion to vacate that was filed by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and voted on by eight Republicans and all Democrats.

Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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