From 1h ago 09.12 EDT Scalise to battle for votes to become House Speaker, as GOP hard-liners hold out Louisiana congressman and House majority leader Steve Scalise has a fierce battle on his hands among warring House Republicans as he tried to scramble enough support from his own party to be elected speaker. House Republicans voted behind closed doors on Wednesday and chose right-winger Scalise over his more hard-line rival Jim Jordan of Ohio to be nominated for the speakership. But the vote was pretty close, 113 votes for Scalise vs 99 votes for Jordan and, despite Jordan then endorsing...