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Third speaker of the House nominee Tom Emmer drops out

By Claudia Grisales
Published October 24, 2023 at 9:18 PM EDT
FILE—House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., center, is flanked by Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., the temporary leader of the House of Representatives, left, and Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio, right, as lawmakers convene to hold a third ballot to elect a speaker of the House, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Emmer later on Tuesday withdrew his name as a candidate. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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FILE—House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., center, is flanked by Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., the temporary leader of the House of Representatives, left, and Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio, right, as lawmakers convene to hold a third ballot to elect a speaker of the House, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. After the rejection of former speaker Kevin McCarthy, Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan by the GOP caucus, Emmer is emerging as the newest probable candidate to hold the gavel. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

House Republicans voted Tuesday to nominate a third speaker candidate in as many weeks. About two dozen members voted against House Republican Whip Tom Emmer.
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Claudia Grisales
Claudia Grisales is a congressional reporter assigned to NPR's Washington Desk.
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