Prominent House Republicans are beginning to fight over who will be President Donald Trump’s top defender amid a likely barrage of Democrat-led investigations.House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., has begun informing his colleagues that he intends to run for the GOP’s top leadership spot after Republicans lost their chamber majority in the 2026 midterms, two sources told Fox News Digital.One source described his pitch: “His number one goal …
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