Global Politics Report Editorial
Tom Emmer beats August Pfluger to be minority whip
House GOP Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) defeated Republican Study Committee Chair (RSC) August Pfluger (R-Texas) to be minority whip in the next Congress. Emmer has been serving as the majority whip since 2023 and previously chaired the National Republican Congressional Committee. Emmer faced a difficult balancing act in navigating the GOP’s razor-thin majority, with conservative…
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Source: The Hill
Politics desk: Congress
Published: Nov. 10, 2026 at 03:00 PM ET
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Original source: The Hill