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Prominent House Republicans are beginning to fight over who will be President Donald Trump's top defender amid a likely barrage of Democrat-led investigations.
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who → begin → investigations
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., has begun informing his colleagues that he intends to run for the GOP's top leadership spot after Republicans lost their chamber majority in the 2026 midterms, two sources told Fox News Digital.
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sources → begin → Digital
One source described his pitch: "His number one goal will be to lead the conference back into the majority.
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goal → describe → majority
He is a proven and tested leader who is ready on day one.
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who → prove → day
He’s spent his career unifying Republicans, and he is prepared for the big legislative and oversight battles ahead.
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he → spend → battles
The conference knows him, how he fights, and that he’s a trusted leader.
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he → know → him
Scalise has spent more than a decade in House GOP leadership, but prior bids to ascend to the top spot have failed.
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bids → spend → spot
That includes his October 2023 bid to succeed exiled former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., when Scalise ultimately failed to get enough support to move to a House-wide vote.
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Scalise → include → vote
His decision to seek the minority leader role will set up a brutal battle against House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who will mount his own campaign to lead the GOP minority.
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who → seek → minority
It comes on the heels of his ally, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., telling his staff that he will not seek to lead the House GOP in the next Congress.
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Winning the House minority leader job is a far easier task than becoming speaker.
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Whereas the latter role needs a majority of the entire 435-seat House body
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, a minority leader only needs to win more than 50% of lawmakers within their own party.
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leader → need → party
Scalise has spent his nearly two decades in office building coalitions and winning allies that will give him a good shot at victory.
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that → spend → victory
He's also spent the campaign season crisscrossing the country to support House Republican candidates while raising millions of dollars for the GOP.
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He → spend → GOP
But that goodwill will be tested after Republicans suffered historic losses in Tuesday night's elections.
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Republicans → test → elections
Several House Republicans told Fox News Digital they wanted to see new leadership after the tidal wave of Democrat victories.
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they → tell → victories
"They should all step aside and let new people run," one House GOP lawmaker told Fox News Digital on Wednesday morning.
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lawmaker → step → morning
But whoever wins House minority leader will have the critical task of being Trump's top bulldog for the final two years of his term.
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wins → win → term
House Democrats have signaled they are ready for a wide array of investigations targeting the president's business interests, family and allies, and are even positioning to impeach his Cabinet officials.
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