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Q&A: New Majority Whip Tom Emmer is here to listen to colleagues, not bully them

WASHINGTON — Warm and cuddly is not the approach you’d expect from a former college hockey star who’s now in a position called “majority whip,” but that’s how the House Republican Conference’s new No. 3, Tom Emmer, describes his job.

Tribune News Service · Mar 17, 2023

New Majority Whip Tom Emmer is here to listen to colleagues, not bully them

House Republican Whip Tom Emmer says his duty as the party's No. 3 is to make sure everybody in his conference gets heard

Roll Call · Mar 16, 2023

Senate votes to overturn DC criminal code changes

WASHINGTON — The Senate cleared a disapproval resolution Wednesday to block a District of Columbia bill that would have overhauled the criminal code, sending it to President Joe Biden’s desk.

Tribune News Service · Mar 9, 2023

McCarthy, House Republicans reframe debt limit strategy - Roll Call

House Republicans are downplaying their desire to cut spending in conjunction with lifting the debt limit, seeking to reframe their strategy.

Roll Call · Feb 6, 2023

US House votes to remove Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee

WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans voted Thursday to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee, following through on a GOP promise to oust the Minnesota Democrat from a prized position.

Tribune News Service · Feb 2, 2023

Hockey brawls to debt limit: Emmer wrangles House GOP votes

It's not an easy job corralling votes from House Republicans and trying to hold together a fractious majority well enough to pass party priorities

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2023

Heated speaker contest shows high stakes of Rep. Tom Emmer's U.S. House leadership role

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer spent the longest speaker election in more than a century trying to mend a bitter divide within the Republican Party.

Tribune News Service · Jan 15, 2023

McCarthy, holdouts discussing possible deal for speaker's gavel - Roll Call

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy provided a written offer Thursday to his GOP opponents on rules changes and other demands.

Roll Call · Jan 5, 2023

Another day, similar result: Adjournment with no speaker - Roll Call

GOP leader Kevin McCarthy again didn't reach the magic number to be elected speaker on Thursday, as holdouts continued seeking rules changes.

Roll Call · Jan 5, 2023

At the Races: Virginia is for voters - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Roll Call · Dec 15, 2022