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Israel's ground invasion of Gaza may begin soon. Steve Scalise drops out of race for House speaker. Colorado jury convicts a white police officer in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a Black man.
Politics & Government
Scalise drops out of race for speaker of the House, leaving Congress in limbo
Rep. Steve Scalise became the Republican nominee in a secret-ballot election but failed to secure enough votes to succeed on the House floor.
Scalise says he's a unifier. The current state of the GOP will test that skill
If elected House speaker, Louisiana Republican Steve Scalise would be the first top House leader from the South since Newt Gingrich served as speaker more than 20 years ago.
Race for speaker of the House slides into uncertainty, again
Less than a day after a majority of House Republicans selected Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., as the speaker designate, his support appeared to erode.
The House Speaker's race is still in the air. Can House Republicans come together?
House Republicans are still struggling to select a Speaker as support for Representative Steve Scalise, seems to be eroding.
Here's how Israel's 'Iron Dome' stops rockets — and why Ukraine doesn't have it
The highly sophisticated, multibillion-dollar defense system has been under constant redevelopment since its inception in the early 2000s. Here's how it works.
Supreme Court conservatives not likely to rule for Democrats in S.C. redistricting
The six conservative members of the Supreme Court seemed likely to dash Democratic hopes for a chance to win a second congressional seat in South Carolina.
Steve Scalise cobbles together support to be the next speaker of the House
NPR's A Martinez talks to former Rep. Rodney Davis of Illinois about his fellow Republican Steve Scalise, ahead of the full vote for speaker of the House. Davis served alongside Scalise for 10 years.
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Days into the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza is in a deep humanitarian crisis. Republicans chose Majority Leader Steve Scalise to be their nominee for House speaker. Scientists use AI to speed up discoveries.
House Republicans pick Scalise as speaker — full chamber has yet to vote
House Republicans have nominated Louisiana Republican Steve Scalise as House speaker, but he still doesn't have enough votes to be elected.