The worst job in Washington is within Steve Scalise’s grasp
How the next speaker of the House of Representatives may play his hand
Editor’s note (October 12th): Steve Scalise, the Republican congressman who won his party’s nomination to be speaker of America’s House of Representatives, withdrew from the race after failing to secure broad Republican support.
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This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Pelican swoop”
United States October 14th 2023
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- The worst job in Washington is within Steve Scalise’s grasp
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