House Republicans have chosen Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., to be their third nominee for speaker in as many weeks.

Emmer currently serves as the House GOP whip and was the top member of the current leadership team included in this latest round of voting. He narrowly won the nomination on a secret ballot, but faces the exact same challenges as the previous two speaker candidates and ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and it is unclear if the party will rally behind him.

Any candidate needs to win a vote on the House floor with the support of a majority of those voting and present to be elected speaker, or roughly 217 if all members are present.

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