"Scalise's Struggle for Speaker: Can He Secure Enough Votes?"
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Majority Leader Steve Scalise is struggling to secure the necessary votes to become the next House speaker, with opposition within the GOP conference potentially derailing his bid. Several senior Republicans see little path to the required 217 votes, and Scalise is facing more than a dozen holdouts. While he has had some success in convincing members to support him, it remains uncertain whether he can win over enough Republicans to overcome the slim GOP House majority. The opposition to Scalise has left Republicans unable to govern and has created deep divisions within the party.
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