WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Tuesday elected Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota, the No. 3 in the party, as their speaker nominee after five rounds of ballots that pointed to a precarious path forward. Several hard-right conservatives, including a handful who voted to oust McCarthy, have signaled their support for the Minnesota Republican. Republicans emerging from the closed-door meeting Tuesday said that an internal roll call vote showed that as many as 25 lawmakers said they would not support Emmer. A former college hockey player and coach, Emmer served two terms as chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee.

Source: New York Times October 24, 2023 19:53 UTC