
Tom Emmer Wants to Be House Speaker. Here’s Why That Would Suck.
Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) has emerged as the Republican establishment’s standard-bearer to replace the ousted Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House. First elected during the 2014 mid-term elections in a seat formerly held by arch-conservative Michele Bachmann, Rep. Emmer has risen quickly through the leadership ranks and was elected Majority Whip at the start […]