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How did Steve Scalise's dream for speaker get squashed? Hardball politics are to blame.

Por: The Advocate Politics October 23, 2023

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WASHINGTON – Steve Scalise’s lifelong dream of being speaker of the House was sidetracked by the hardball tactics of a group of über-conservatives — including former President Donald Trump — with assists from former Speaker Kevin McCarthy and at least one colleague in Louisiana’s GOP delegation.The Jefferson congressman was on the cusp after he won a slim majority of fellow House Republicans in an Oct. 10 secret ballot, a contest that... + full article



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