Topic: Tom Emmer

U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) (L) shakes hands with Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) as the House of Representatives holds an election for a new Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol on October 25, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Johnson cements "extreme MAGA takeover"

Tatyana Tandanpolie
Steve Scalise, Tom Emmer and Jim Jordan (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Emmer in, out: MAGA cult's death spiral

Amanda Marcotte
U.S. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) speaks to reporters as he leaves a House Republican candidates forum where congressmen who are running for Speaker of the House presented their platforms in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill on October 23, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Another one bites the dust: Emmer is out

Tatyana Tandanpolie
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., candidate for speaker of the House, is seen outside a House Republican Conference speaker election meeting in Longworth Building on Tuesday, October 24, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

GOP has third speaker nominee in 3 weeks

Sophia Tesfaye
Kevin McCarthy (L) (R-CA) speaks with Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) following passage in the House of a 45-day continuing resolution on September 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Nathan Howard/Getty Images)

McCarthy endorses Tom Emmer for speaker

Kelly McClure