GOP Completes Leadership Shuffle, As McCarthy And Scalise Step Up

By Robert Siegel,

Published June 19, 2014 at 4:33 PM EDT

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House Republicans voted Thursday on leadership positions in the party's caucus. While House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy stepped up to the role of majority leader, Rep. Steve Scalise overcame a more crowded competition to replace McCarthy.

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