Why Tom Emmer couldn’t overcome far-right opposition in speaker's race
It must have been an exceedingly strange day for House Majority Whip Tom Emmer. At this point 24 hours ago, the Minnesota Republican was the clear favorite to win his party’s nomination for House speaker. Shortly after noon, Emmer succeeded and became the speaker-designate. Four hours later, he…
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