Tom Emmer beats August Pfluger to be minority whip 

Tom Emmer, the current majority whip, has won the Republican nomination for minority whip in the next Congress after defeating August Pfluger, chair of the Republican Study Committee. Emmer has served as the majority whip since 2023 and previously chaired the National Republican Congressional Committee. The victory comes as Emmer navigated the GOP’s razor‑thin majority, balancing conservative pressures while maintaining party cohesion.

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...