Steve Scalise
Republican · LA-1 · U.S. House
Bio
Stephen Joseph Scalise is an American politician who has been the House majority leader since 2023 and the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 1st congressional district since 2008. A member of the Republican Party, he was the House majority whip from 2014 to 2019 and the House minority whip 2019 to 2023.
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Issue profile
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Johnson Says California Election Fraud Is Real—There’s Just No ProofAsked whether he thought the Los Angeles mayoral election was rigged, House Speaker Mike Johnson did what he does best: steer away from facts and embrace nebulous speculation.“I’m not saying it’s rigged, I’m saying it stinks to high heaven, and everybody know…
The New Republic · June 9, 2026
GOP Leadership Announce Nomination of Religious Freedom CommissionerFIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL— House Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader Steve Scalise have nominated a new commissioner to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. Gene Mills, a religious leader and president of the Louisiana Family …
Daily Signal · May 29, 2026
Kash Patel Fires Senior Intelligence Analyst Over Decade-Old ReportThe Federal Bureau of Investigation is bleeding agents over the Trump administration’s purity tests.Deputy Assistant Director Emily Morales was terminated from the bureau last week, in what insiders are claiming is the latest in a string of partisan firings a…
The New Republic · May 27, 2026
White House official tells Republicans to simply submit as GOP fracturesAs Republicans are pushing back against Trump's attempt to control his dissent in his party, the White House is telling them to stop fighting and accept it. Politico reported that a senior White House official essentially said Republicans needed to accept Tru…
Raw Story · May 21, 2026
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