At Johnson’s most vulnerable point yet, GOP sees potential successors jostle: Many of the speaker’s critics would prefer to air their disappointment with him ...
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Emmer rakes in $7.2M in first quarter of 2024: House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) reported on Tuesday that he fundraised $7.2 million in the first quarter ...
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In western Minnesota GOP congressional primary battle, outsider Steve Boyd challenging incumbent Michelle Fischbach
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Trump Courted by Once-Scorned Speaker Hopeful Tom Emmer as Mike Johnson Teeters: Five months after a single scathing social media post from Donald Trump scuttled ...
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Trump Reportedly Patches Things Up With Key Republican Leader: House Majority Whip Tom Emmer apparently hosted a fundraiser at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in ...
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Campaign check: Minnesota Rep. Tom Emmer falsely claims Biden chose Easter for Trans Day of Visibility
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Tom Emmer floats no further Biden State of the Union invitations: The Minnesota Republican made the suggestion during a party retreat over the weekend.
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House Won’t Pass Stopgap to Avoid Shutdown, Key Republican Says: The US House will not pass another temporary spending bill to avert a partial government ...
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House Republicans impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas : GOP leaders were confident they would have the votes to impeach now that Majority Leader Steve ...
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Quick Glance: Mayorkas Defends Record and Criticizes Republicans
- Mayorkas defends his record on the southern border and criticizes House Republicans.
- He has no plans to slow down his work despite facing historic impeachment.
- Mayorkas views impeachment as a distraction but it does not hinder his daily tasks.
- He urges Republicans in Congress to support bipartisan immigration reform.
Republicans spar with Treasury officials over rules to fight financial crime: Many small businesses that would be required to report don't even know about it but ...
axios.com/2024/02/14/beneficial-ownership-regime-house-financial-services
Push by Rep. Tom Emmer, other House Republicans to impeach U.S. Homeland Security secretary fails
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1. Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) is kissed by a guide dog with America’s VetDogs in Statuary Hall in the Capitol in Washington, D.C. ... Show more
Emmer calls for Ethics investigation into Omar: House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) is calling for a House Ethics Committee investigation into Rep ...
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House Majority Whip: Biden only interested in border because it’s a ‘political liability’
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Quick Glance: Emmer Criticizes Biden's Border Security Focus
- Emmer criticizes Biden for sudden interest in border security
- Criticism of lack of legislative text for proposed bill
- Biden criticized for undoing border measures and promising more security
- Emmer doubts the possibility of a bipartisan border security bill
Rep. Tom Emmer says home was ‘swatted’ : House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) said his home was “swatted” on Saturday evening, with police responding after a ...
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Trump says GOP always bend the knee: NYT: Former President Trump boasted about his commanding grip on the Republican Party, pointing to his ability to garner ...
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Top House Republican Rallies For Candidate Mazi Pilip On Long Island: Across the street, her Democratic opponent, former Rep. Tom Suozzi, accused Pilip of ...
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The Last Remaining GOP Holdouts Are Surrendering to Trump: The last Republican holdouts who once were skeptical of Trump are now endorsing him.
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/01/gop-complete-surrender-trump/677029/
The cold logic behind presidential endorsements: What might have motivated Rep. Tom Emmer to endorse the person who led the charge against his own election?
thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4393664-the-cold-logic-behind-presidential-endorsements/
Hoax email prompts Wright County sheriff visit to Rep. Tom Emmer's Delano home: A man who falsely claimed he lived at the residence tried to draw a hostage ...
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USA: Republicans in the House of Representatives stand united behind Trump: Republicans also have reservations about Trump running for office again ...
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GOP eyes vote on Biden impeachment inquiry to shore up authority: House Republicans are weighing whether to shore up their impeachment inquiry by taking a formal ...
thehill.com/homenews/house/4333832-gop-eyes-vote-on-biden-impeachment-inquiry-to-shore-up-authority/
With their relevance on the line, can Minnesota Republicans stop fighting each other?
startribune.com/with-their-relevance-on-the-line-can-minnesota-republicans-stop-fighting-each-other/600333484/
Rep. Dean Phillips says he won’t run for re-election in 2024: Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips, who is running for president and challenging Joe Biden in the ...
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Quick Glance: Dean Phillips Opts Out of Congressional Reelection in 2024: 'Time for a New Generation'
- Democrat Dean Phillips is challenging President Joe Biden in the 2024 primary and is heeding his own advice to pass the torch.
- The 54-year-old Phillips will not seek reelection to the U.S. House and is opening up his congressional seat.
- Phillips is urging Biden to also forgo seeking reelection as both parties vie for control of Congress.
- As one of about a dozen lawmakers not seeking reelection next year, Phillips becomes part of the contest for congressional control.
Emmer calls Pentagon failing annual audit ‘unacceptable’: House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) called the Pentagon failing its annual audit “unacceptable” in ...
thehill.com/policy/defense/4316776-emmer-calls-pentagon-failing-annual-audit-unacceptable/
Will Gary Gensler Survive? 2 Republican House Members Attempt To Oust SEC Chair : Republicans Tom Emmer, who serves as majority whip in the U.S.
benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/23/12/36427850/will-gary-gensler-survive-2-republican-house-members-attempt-to-oust-sec-chair
From Tom Emmer to Taylor Swift, the 11 biggest Minnesota moments and stories of 2023
startribune.com/tom-emmer-taylor-swift-new-flag-marijuana-biggest-minnesota-stories-2023/600329463/
WATCH: Minnesota Supreme Court hears lawsuit to keep Trump off presidential ballot
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Politics color perception of the economy, a big topic in 2024 election: Americans view the economy differently based on political beliefs, and as the ...
startribune.com/politics-color-perception-economy-lightning-rod-topic-2024-election-biden-trump-republican-democrat/600321663/
GOP leadership looks to help Mike Johnson settle in as House speaker: "Obviously, taking over as speaker, it' s a more senior position."
axios.com/2023/11/13/house-speaker-mike-johnson-emmer-scalise-stefanik
Minnesota House special election Tuesday attracts attention from both parties: The winner will take over the suburban seat vacated by former DFL Rep ...
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A Trump-anointed House speaker is an ominous step | Editorial: Our Founding Fathers warned against the sort of meddling we've seen in former President ...
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Minnesota GOP, former chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan to drop lawsuits filed against each other
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Rep. Tom Emmer proposes to defund SEC’s crusade against crypto: The U.S. House passed an amendment to a federal budget proposal filed by Congressman Tom Emmer ...
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SEC’s Gensler hints he’s open to a FTX reboot under proper leadership: Report: FTX could be rebooted from bankruptcy if its next leadership remains within the ...
cointelegraph.com/news/sec-gary-gensler-hints-open-ftx-crypto-reboot
Republicans nominate Mike Johnson for House speaker after Emmer's withdrawal: Republicans have chosen Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana as their latest nominee for ...
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Quick Glance: Republicans Fail in Choosing Candidate for Speaker of the US House of Representatives
- A third contender drops out due to lack of support from party colleagues.
- Republicans nominate a fourth candidate.
- Tom Emmer withdraws his candidacy for Speaker of the US House of Representatives.
- Republicans retreat behind closed doors, seeking a way out of the chaos they caused.
Mike Johnson's Improbable Rise to Speaker of the House: His ascent to speaker of the House is a product of both the GOP’s ideological conformity and its ...
theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2023/10/mike-johnson-house-speaker-trump/675766/
Quick Glance: The Role of Speaker Mike Johnson's Religious Views in Politics
- Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson, currently serving his fourth term in Congress, is gaining attention for his strong religious views and how they shape his political decisions.
- During a recent interview on Fox News, Johnson was asked by a member of the media about his thoughts on various topics.
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries criticized Johnson for his extreme anti-abortion stance.
- Kelley Robinson, President of the Human Rights Campaign, described Johnson as the most anti-equality Speaker in the U.S. in a statement to ABC News.
Tapper calls House GOP a ‘clown car’: CNN anchor Jake Tapper admonished House Republicans after their latest nominee for speaker once again dropped his bid to ...
thehill.com/homenews/media/4273295-tapper-house-gop-clown-car-speaker/
House Republicans embark on electing third speaker nominee as Trump looms: The conference is set to vote behind closed doors via secret ballot for their ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/23/speaker-election-house-republicans/
Republicans nominate Tom Emmer for House speaker going into third vote: The House speaker will need to accomplish the seemingly impossible job of uniting the GOP ...
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Live updates: House Republicans pick Rep. Mike Johnson as their fourth speaker nominee
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/24/house-speaker-vote/
Schoen: House Republicans find a Speaker, but at what cost?: Speaker Johnson must put policy over politics to bolster our allies and protect our economy.
ocregister.com/2023/10/29/house-republicans-find-a-speaker-but-at-what-cost/
House speaker vote live updates: 6 Republicans now running in 4th try: House Majority Whip Tom Emmer ended his speaker bid just hours after he received his ...
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Tom Emmer cast doubt on the 2020 election and supported lawsuit to throw election to Trump
cnn.com/2023/10/23/politics/tom-emmer-2020-election-kfile/
Trump talks to GOP Speaker candidates ahead of third nomination election: Former President Trump spoke to several of the nine candidates for Speaker in recent ...
thehill.com/homenews/house/4271091-trump-talks-to-gop-speaker-candidates-ahead-of-third-nomination-election/
‘At a crossroads’: Speakership scramble intensifies as new candidates stake their claims
politico.com/news/2023/10/21/speakership-scramble-continues-with-new-crop-of-candidates-staking-their-claims-00122884
Mike Johnson Elected as Speaker of the House: Live Updates: Mike Johnson, a little-known social conservative from Louisiana, did what three nominees before him ...
nytimes.com/live/2023/10/25/us/house-speaker-vote-mike-johnson
HAPPENING NOW: Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre hosts the White House press briefing. abcn.ws/2J0gebC
Why House Republicans Can’t Unite in Speaker Saga: The Republican free-for-all for speaker reflects a web of overlapping blocs that have made the party nearly ...
nytimes.com/2023/10/23/us/politics/house-republicans-divisions-speaker.html
GOP launches third attempt to break Speaker stalemate: House Republicans will embark on their third attempt to break the Speaker stalemate this week ...
thehill.com/homenews/house/4270080-gop-launches-third-attempt-to-break-speaker-stalemate/
What to know about potential Speaker hopeful Tom Emmer: After Republicans voted Friday to no longer back House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as its Speaker ...
thehill.com/homenews/house/4268188-tom-emmer-potential-speaker-candidate/
Jimmy Kimmel: ‘Altoids Last Longer Than These Republican Nominees’: “This morning, I didn’t even know who Tom Emmer was,” Kimmel said about a short-lived ...
nytimes.com/2023/10/25/arts/television/late-night-tom-emmer-speaker.html
Jim Jordan lost. The House GOP speaker race is wide open again.: New little-known speaker candidates include Tom Emmer, Jack Bergman, and Kevin Hern.
vox.com/politics/2023/10/20/23925624/house-speaker-jordan-emmer-hern-bergman
Quick Glance: Republicans remove Jim Jordan as House speaker nominee
- Republicans abruptly remove Rep. Jim Jordan as their nominee for House speaker.
- Jordan failed badly in the third ballot for the gavel.
- House Republicans now need to come together and decide on their speaker.
- The House is left without a speaker and unable to function, as no one can currently win a GOP majority.
Trump Allies Are Already Working Against The New Front-Runner For House Speaker: The former president holds a grudge against Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) ...
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Live updates: House speaker candidate forum: Republicans are holding a House speaker candidate forum Monday as they scramble to find a path forward after voting ...
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Minnesota Supreme Court: Trump campaign can't formally participate in ballot petition
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With support for Scalise in limbo, some Republicans look for alternatives: Some House Republicans have begun to conclude privately that Majority Leader Steve ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/12/steve-scalise-house-speaker-race/
Who are the 9 Republicans making a run for House speaker?: Nine Republicans are running to serve as House speaker after several failed votes and a weeks-long ...
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Tom Emmer will be the new candidate for the position of Speaker: In a Republican meeting, the representative from Minnesota narrowly received a majority of the ...
sueddeutsche.de/politik/speaker-us-repraesentantenhaus-tom-emmer-1.6293133
Democrat Will Help Republicans Elect Speaker Under These Conditions: Congressman Dean Phillips offered to help Republicans elect a new speaker as Congress inches ...
newsweek.com/dean-phillips-will-help-republicans-elect-speaker-conditions-1837337
“Speaker” election: Third Republican throws in the towel, candidate number four gets in
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GOP Rep Says He Voted for Friend in Speaker Race as a ‘Joke’: House Speaker is the “worst job in America,” Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) said. “Mike Rowe would not want ...
thedailybeast.com/gop-rep-says-he-voted-for-friend-in-speaker-race-as-a-joke
Fight for speakership begins as House reels from McCarthy ouster: Jordan, Scalise and others race to position themselves as volatile terrain lies ahead on ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/04/house-speaker-fight-begins-amid-unsettled-state/
Quick Glance: GOP rules and their impact on Trump's candidacy for House speaker
- The US Constitution does not mandate that the House speaker be a member of the chamber.
- Trump has expressed support for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chair of the influential House Judiciary Committee.
- Trump has also indicated his willingness to serve as speaker on an interim basis if necessary.
- This possibility could gain more consideration if neither Jordan nor House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) can secure majority support in the full chamber.
Republicans Unveil Nine Candidates to End House Speaker Deadlock: House Republicans set up a nine-man contest for the speaker’s post on Sunday ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-22/republicans-unveil-nine-candidates-to-end-house-speaker-deadlock
Top Republicans Emmer, Johnson Join Wide-Open Speakership Race: Representatives Tom Emmer and Mike Johnson entered the race for US House speaker ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-21/top-republicans-emmer-johnson-join-wide-open-speakership-race
US Congress: Republicans nominate Tom Emmer to chair the House of Representatives
berliner-zeitung.de/news/dauerchaos-im-us-kongress-jetzt-soll-es-tom-emmer-richten-li.2152363
‘Daily Show’ Guest Desus Nice Reminds Short-Lived GOP Nominee Of Incredible Flub: “I’ve never seen anyone do anything close to this,” the comedian joked about ...
huffpost.com/entry/desus-nice-house-speaker-race_n_6538d990e4b0c85561035212
Three weeks into speaker stalemate, Barr wants unity while Massie remains a holdout
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Minnesota Republican PAC accused of misleading rich donors, misusing their money: "It just doesn't make any sense," donor Mark Davis said about ...
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Here are the Republicans who could be the next Speaker: A mad dash is kicking off in the House GOP to elect a new nominee for Speaker after the House ousted Rep ...
thehill.com/homenews/4238422-here-are-the-republicans-who-could-be-the-next-speaker/
Hardliners plot to replace McCarthy with one of his deputies as shutdown looms: Such a move would throw the chamber into further disarray in the middle of a ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/09/28/kevin-mccarthy-tom-emmer-government-shutdown-motion-vacate/
Rep. Tom Emmer plans House majority leader run, source says: The Minnesota Republican currently serves as House majority whip. Emmer supports current Majority ...
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CNN Host Stunned By GOP Lawmaker's Petty Reason For His House Speaker Vote: "Just to clarify, this was a joke," Rep. Ken Buck later tweeted.
huffpost.com/entry/dana-bash-ken-buck-speaker-vote_n_652f85c5e4b00565b621f6dc
Matt Gaetz is reaching out to Dems about a McCarthy ouster: Among the lawmakers he spoke to as he threatens the speaker's gavel: Congressional Progressive ...
politico.com/live-updates/2023/09/29/congress/gaetz-courts-dems-00119085
Who Could Replace Kevin McCarthy? List of Potential New Speakers: The House will have to elect a new speaker for the second time in 10 months.
newsweek.com/who-could-replace-kevin-mccarthy-list-potential-new-speakers-1831844
Quick Glance: Matt Gaetz: The Man Who Brought Down Kevin McCarthy - A Historic Achievement
- In a one-man campaign, Republican Matt Gaetz successfully removed sitting House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday, revealing an unprecedented intra-party conflict in US history.
- Gaetz emerged victorious in the highly contested 2010 Republican primary for the Florida state House, leveraging his resources as an attorney.
- In 2021, federal investigators reportedly examined Gaetz's 2018 trip to the Bahamas, which allegedly involved escorts, including a 17-year-old girl.
- The feud between Gaetz and McCarthy became evident this year.
Tom Emmer's pro-gay marriage vote may have cost him the speakership: Two representatives — Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rick Allen — said they wouldn't vote for ...
businessinsider.com/tom-emmers-pro-gay-marriage-vote-may-have-cost-him-the-speakership-2023-10
House Speaker Emmer? Scalise? Here Are Rumored Successors If House Sacks McCarthy
forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2023/10/03/house-speaker-emmer-scalise-here-are-rumored-successors-if-house-sacks-mccarthy/
Conservatives pitch McCarthy alternatives as ouster talk heats up: Majority Whip Tom Emmer's name has come up, but there's not consensus around any ...
politico.com/news/2023/09/28/conservatives-mccarthy-alternatives-ouster-00118995
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