Tag: Steve Scalise

Whoever The Next House Speaker Is, He’s Doomed

A Speaker Scalise or Jordan would face the same sword of Damocles that brought down McCarthy: the motion to vacate and its one-member threshold that triggers a vote on dethroning the speaker.

By Kate Riga | October 12, 2023 5:43 p.m.

Listen To This: The Easy Part

By Jackie Wilhelm | October 12, 2023 1:12 p.m.

A new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast is live! This week, Josh and Kate discuss Steve Scalise winning the speaker nomination and the many, many obstacles still to come.

You can listen to the new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast here.

New York Republicans Will Move To Oust Santos From … What House Floor?

By Nicole Lafond | October 11, 2023 6:29 p.m.

Scalise Wins Speakership Nomination, But House Republican Circus May Continue

By Kate Riga | October 11, 2023 2:19 p.m.

House Republicans Bet On Divine Intervention

INSIDE: George Santos ... Janet Protasiewicz ... Kari Lake

By Nicole Lafond and TPM Staff | October 11, 2023 9:23 a.m.

Report: House GOP Moves To Give Jan. 6 Defendants Access To Internal Capitol Security Footage

By Emine Yücel | February 28, 2023 3:02 p.m.

Where Things Stand: Scalise Assures Us Santos Will Get A Stern Talking To, Thank God

This is your TPM evening briefing.

By Nicole Lafond | January 10, 2023 6:05 p.m.

We can all rest easy knowing accountability is in the unassailable hands of the newly minted Republican House leadership.

Steve Scalise says Republican leaders will sit down and talk to Rep. George Santos regarding his lies and fabrications. He says there will be an internal process; no commitments on what comes next for him.
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) January 10, 2023

Scalise’s remarks come the same day that Democratic lawmakers actually did something tangible about the fact that there’s a freshman member of Congress who was just sworn in after admitting he lied about basically everything he’s ever said and done.