TOPSHOT - (L-R) US House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Republican of Louisiana, speaks alongside US Representative Richard Hudson, Republican of North Carolina and chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee, US House Majority Whip Representative Tom Emmer, Republican of Minnesota, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Republican of Louisiana, during the first House GOP news conference after the elections, outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on November 12, 2024. (Photo by Allison ROBBERT / AFP) (Photo by ALLISON ROBBERT/AFP via Getty Images)