GOP Rep. Tom Emmer voted for a gay marriage bill in 2022. It may have cost him his bid for speaker.

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House Majority Whip Tom Emmer reacts as Rep. Elise Stefanik tallies votes as the House of Representatives votes for a third time on whether to elevate Rep. Jim Jordan to Speaker of the House in the US Capitol on October 20, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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Republicans shouted down a reporter and told her 'shut up' for asking their potential next House speaker about his efforts to overturn the 2020 election

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Rep. Mike Johnson is surrounded by House Republicans
A group of House Republicans, including Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina (far right), surround Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana (center).

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