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Uh, Take Four?

After Tom Emmer’s candidacy for Speaker sank earlier in the day, House Republicans convened again last evening to see if they could find someone else to fill that role.  Emerging from several rounds of voting, the most recent Speaker designee is Mike Johnson of Louisiana.  The House is currently scheduled to vote on the nomination at approximately Noon ET today.  It remains to be seen whether he actually has enough votes from the House and whether the vote will even occur today.

Read more about the developments here, here, and here.