Steve Scalise to announce bid for House Speaker

House Majority Leaader Steve Scalise, R-La., is expected to announce a bid for Speaker at some point on Wednesday, Fox News Digital has learned.

The timing of Scalise's announcement is still unclear.

It comes after former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was ousted from the top job on Tuesday by a small number of GOP hardliners and all House Democrats.

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