Steve Scalise withdraws from speaker bid amid Republican infighting

Republican Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana on Thursday withdrew from consideration for the speakership of the U.S. House of Representatives. Scalise was nominated on Tuesday in a closed-door ballot among House Republicans, but many GOP House members supported his challenger, Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio. Also favoring Jordan was former President Donald Trump. In a Truth Social message posted before Scalise was nominated, Trump said the Ohio congressman "will be a GREAT Speaker of the House, & has my Complete & Total Endorsement!" The previous House speaker, Representative Kevin McCarthy...