Byron Donalds – The News Desk

Updated Oct. 24, 2023 12:41 pm ETWASHINGTON—Republicans narrowly chose House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R., Minn.) as their nominee for speaker, moving to end a three-week-old political crisis by picking a candidate who they hope could finally garner a majority of the chamber and win the gavel.Weary from weeks of fighting and embarrassing setbacks, House Republicans picked Emmer over fellow finalist Rep. Mike Johnson (R., La.), the vice chairman of the House Republican conference, following a rapid-fire series of votes to choose from an initial group of more than a half dozen hopefuls. The tally in the final round was 117 for Emmer to 97 for Johnson.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

We covered the Family Leadership Summit on Friday in Iowa where several of the 2024 Republican candidates were grilled by Tucker Carlson, and we got a good chance to size them up a bit more. Former Gov. Asa Hutchinson and former Vice President Mike Pence imploded with their answers, Hutchinson on the transgender issue and Pence on Ukraine and Jan. 6. The person who said some things with breakout potential was Vivek Ramaswamy. Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley sort of stepped in it, too, with the base in her answers about the 2020 election. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gave generally good policy answers and committed no major mistakes. All of that is important to help us decide on who we want as our presidential candidate. But to win, we need to be committed to determining how...

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House Republicans Pick Tom Emmer as New Speaker Nominee

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