Rep. Tom Emmer "making calls" in pursuit of nomination for House speaker [View all]

Source: CBS

Rep. Tom Emmer is making calls in pursuit of a nomination to become the next U.S. House speaker following the unprecedented removal of Rep. Kevin McCarthy earlier this month, a source close to Emmer has confirmed.

The leadership vacuum in the House has left Congress unable to conduct business, and bids from Republican Reps. Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan were both shot down by different factions of the House Republican caucus.

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