The Latest Breaking News from Tom Emmer

Almost every aspect of current Republican Party politics defies historical precedent and obvious logic. Even in the House of Representatives, where, traditionally, a save-our-jobs mentality has always maintained a relative stability, Congressional Republicans, over the past several weeks, have publicly broken down in comic and operatic ways.

‘Santos for Speaker?’ the New York Republican asked and provided only one possible response

Trump has convinced these supposedly principled centrists that corrupting the election is perfectly reasonable

‘I am not going to make an Endorsement in this race, because I COULD NEVER GO AGAINST ANY OF THESE FINE AND VERY TALENTED MEN,’ Trump says even as he urges GOP to ‘GET IT DONE, FAST!’

Mike Johnson is a hardliner on abortion and LGBT+ rights, and led an effort to overturn the 2020 election results in swing states

For Trump loyalists, the possibility of total government collapse is basically a positive

Bitter infighting over the powerful position has created a struggle to find a consensus candidate

Louisiana congressman was picked by his party on Tuesday night, just hours after the third nominee Tom Emmer abruptly pulled out.

New Speaker Mike Johnson is a hard-right Christian conservative opposed to LGBT+ and reproductive rights