Republican Steve Scalise has ended his bid to become House speaker after failing to secure the votes to win the gavel. Scalise told GOP colleagues at a closed-door meeting late Thursday of his decision.
<p>WASHINGTON — Republican Steve Scalise ended his bid to become House speaker late Thursday after hardline holdouts refused to back the party's nominee, throwing the GOP majority into deeper chaos
 Jim Jordan</a>, the far-right Judiciary Committee chairman backed by Donald Trump who had already told colleagues he no longer would seek the job.
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