</center> House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., holds a news conference at 4:30 p.m. on Capitol Hill, following a closed-door meeting with the House Republican Conference.  </p> <p> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/eric-cantor-returns-to-the-capitol-says-he-will-discuss-his-plans-later-wednesday/2014/06/11/0d1abcac-f166-11e3-bf76-447a5df6411f_story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reports have surfaced</a> that Cantor will announce he is stepping down as majority leader on July 31.  </p> <p> <strong>Related stories:</strong> <a href="https://blogs.rollcall.com/218/eric-cantor-loss-stunner/?dcz=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <strong>Stunner: Cantor Upset Changes Everything</strong> </a> <strong> <a href="https://atr.rollcall.com/eric-cantor-loses-primary-in-massive-upset/">Eric Cantor Loses Primary in Massive Upset (Video)</a> </strong> <strong> <a href="https://atr.rollcall.com/eric-cantor-loss-senate-challengers-react/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Republican Senate Primary Challengers Jump on Eric Cantor Loss</a> </strong> <a href="https://blogs.rollcall.com/218/eric-cantor-loss-boehner-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <strong>Boehner Statement on Cantor’s Defeat</strong> </a> <strong> <a href="https://blogs.rollcall.com/218/eric-cantor-defeat-immigration-reform-2014/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Eric Cantor’s Defeat Was in the Immigration Tea Leaves</a> </strong> <strong> <a href="https://blogs.rollcall.com/218/on-immigration-the-pressure-mounts-for-eric-cantor" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">On Immigration, the Pressure Mounts for Eric Cantor</a> </strong> <strong> <a href="https://blogs.rollcall.com/218/10-gop-members-who-could-one-day-be-speaker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">10 Republicans Who Could Be Speaker</a> </strong> <strong> <a href="https://blogs.rollcall.com/218/cantors-pediatric-research-bill-could-have-been-a-bust/">Cantor’s Pediatric Research Bill Could Have Been a Bust</a> </strong> <strong> <a href="https://blogs.rollcall.com/218/eric-cantor-brief-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Eric Cantor: A Brief Biography</a> </strong> </p></body>
