screenshot Newsmax TV

By John Gizzi From Newsmax

The House GOP conference has finished its secret ballot Wednesday.

While the vote has yet to be released, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., is believed to be the winner.

The House Conference rejected a motion to require 217 Republican votes for a candidate before the ballot goes to the House floor.

Under GOP rules, the conference is now expected to support the winner of the secret ballot.

John Gizzi is chief political columnist and White House correspondent for Newsmax. For more of his reports, Go Here Now.

Posts by John Gizzi

• House GOP Poised to Change 'Vacate Chair' Rule That Downed McCarthy
• McCarthy Returns to Speakership?
• View More Posts by John Gizzi

© 2023 Newsmax. All rights reserved.

For more on this story go to: NEWSMAX