AdvertisementScalise drops out of race for speaker of the House, leaving Congress in limboUpdated October 12, 2023Lexie SchapitlfacebookEmailHouse Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., talks to reporters as he announces that he is ending his campaign to be the next House speaker, after a Republican meeting at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 12. (AP)This article was originally published on October 12, 2023.