The Republicans nominate Scalise as the new speaker

The Republicans nominate Scalise as the new speaker

Updated 19.17 | Published 19.12

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full screen Steve Scalise has been nominated by the Republicans to be the next Speaker of the House of Representatives. Photo: Mariam Zuhaib/AP/TT

Republicans nominate Steve Scalise to be the next speaker of the House of Representatives, AP reports.

Scalise received 113 votes and the other candidate, Jim Jordan, received 99 votes, CNN reports.

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