Republican Representative Tom Emmer withdrew his candidacy for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, the latest setback for lawmakers
Minnesota Representative Tom Emmer, a vocal crypto proponent in the U.S. government, will be Republicans’ next contender for speaker of the House of Representatives.
The Republicans’ fourth and latest nominee, Mike Johnson, is a social conservative from Louisiana who appears to have united Republicans behind his candidacy.
Republican Representative Tom Emmer withdrew his candidacy for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, the latest setback for lawmakers who have struggled for three weeks to fill one of the top leadership roles in the U.S. government. The role of speaker of the House has been vacant since October 3 when Representative…