{"id":2064701,"date":"2023-10-12T11:31:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T15:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-house-convenes-as-scalise-struggles-to-win-over-republican-votes-for-speaker\/"},"modified":"2023-10-12T11:31:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T15:31:53","slug":"watch-live-house-convenes-as-scalise-struggles-to-win-over-republican-votes-for-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-house-convenes-as-scalise-struggles-to-win-over-republican-votes-for-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"LIVE: House in session as Scalise faces challenges to secure GOP support for speaker."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-live-house-convenes-as-scalise-struggles-to-win-over-republican-votes-for-speaker%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2064701&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The House of Representatives Prepares to Convene Amid Speaker Nominee Controversy<\/h2>\n<p>The House of Representatives \u2064is gearing up for a crucial session as it remains without a House speaker. The GOP&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-to-begin-fourth-round-of-house-speaker-votes-at-noon\/\" title=\"Republicans will begin the fourth round of House Speaker Votes at Noon\">speaker nominee<\/a>, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-advance-legislation-to-block-central-bank-digital-currency\/\" title=\"House Republicans move forward with bill to prevent central bank digital currency.\">faced\u2062 opposition<\/a> within his own conference, adding to the anticipation surrounding the \u2063upcoming \u200dvote.<\/p>\n<p>At 12 p.m. EDT, the\u2063 House is \u200cscheduled to convene, but whether a vote on the speaker will take \u200cplace on Thursday remains uncertain. The\u200c outcome of this vote will \u200chave significant\u2062 implications for the future direction of the House.<\/p>\n<p>House Majority\u200d Leader Steve Scalise emerged victorious in the House Republican conference vote, defeating Rep. Jim Jordan. However, the road to securing the speakership is not without obstacles, as several Republicans have expressed their refusal to support Scalise in the final \u200dHouse floor vote.<\/p>\n<p>Since the removal of Rep. Kevin \u2062McCarthy from the speakership last week, the House has been without a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">leader<\/a>. This power vacuum \u200bhas hindered the House&#8217;s ability to engage in any legislative activity,\u200c underscoring the urgency of electing a new speaker.<\/p>\n<h3>Stay Informed \u200cwith The Washington Examiner<\/h3>\n<p>For more detailed coverage \u2063on this developing story, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">here<\/a> to \u2062read the latest updates from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What challenges has House Majority Leader\u2064 Steve Scalise faced in his nomination for House speaker?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200cThe House of \u200dRepresentatives is \u2064preparing to convene\u2064 for a crucial\u200d session,\u2064 but it remains\u2062 without a House speaker. The GOP&#8217;s \u200dspeaker nominee, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, has been facing opposition within his own conference,\u200b leading to much anticipation \u2062surrounding the upcoming vote.<\/p>\n<p>At 12 p.m. EDT, the House is \u2063scheduled to convene, but whether \u200da vote on\u200d the speaker\u2063 will take place\u2062 on Thursday remains uncertain.\u2064 The outcome of this vote will have significant\u200c implications \u200bfor the future\u200d direction of the House.<\/p>\n<p>House Majority Leader Steve Scalise\u2064 emerged \u200dvictorious in the House Republican conference vote, defeating Rep. Jim Jordan. However, securing the speakership is not\u200b without obstacles, as several Republicans have expressed\u2062 their \u200drefusal to support \u2063Scalise in the final House floor vote.<\/p>\n<p>Since the removal\u2063 of Rep. Kevin McCarthy \u200cfrom\u2063 the speakership last week, the \u2062House has been without a leader.\u2063 This\u2063 power vacuum has hindered the House&#8217;s ability to engage in any legislative \u200dactivity, underscoring\u2064 the urgency of electing\u200c a new speaker.<\/p>\n<p>For more detailed coverage on this developing story, click here to read the latest\u2063 updates from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House of Representatives will meet without a House speaker as the GOP&#8217;s nominee faces opposition within his party. 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