Emmer Flames Out as Speaker Nominee Amid Far-Right Backlash

House Republicans on Tuesday nominated Majority Whip Tom Emmer of Minnesota to be the next speaker, but his candidacy quickly ran into trouble as dozens of right-wingers refused to back him, forcing him to step down just hours after being nominated. Republicans are now trying to choose a fourth nominee. As of Tuesday evening, there are six candidates vying for the nomination: Byron Donalds of Florida, Chuck Fleischmann of Tenneseee, Mark Green of Tennessee, Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, Mike Johnson of Louisiana and Roger Williams of Texas. On Tuesday morning,...