House Majority Leader Steve Scalise is the GOP’s next pick for speaker.
The Louisiana Republican defeated Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) in a secret-ballot vote on Wednesday, securing a simple majority of the GOP conference.
His bigger hurdle still lies ahead: Scalise must win near-unanimous support on the House floor. He must win 217 votes, losing no more than four of his own Republican members.
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