Tom Emmer beats August Pfluger to be minority whip 

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Tom Emmer defeated August Pfluger in the contest to become House Republican minority whip in the next Congress. Emmer has served as majority whip since 2023 and previously led the National Republican Congressional Committee.

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…