Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has yet to secure enough GOP votes to win the speaker's gavel when the new Congress convenes on Jan. 3, prompting some Republican lawmakers to start eyeing his deputy, Steve Scalise, as a last-minute substitute.
Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has yet to secure enough GOP votes to win the speaker's gavel when the new Congress convenes on Jan. 3, prompting some Republican lawmakers to start eyeing his deputy, Steve Scalise, as a last-minute substitute.
Cherokee Nation’s potential first delegate to Congress, Kim Teehee, said she feels optimistic about being allowed to join the House lawmakers next Congress.