US House speaker crisis deepens as third Republican nominee quits

The third Republican nominee for US House speaker in two weeks dropped out Tuesday after failing to find enough support to win the gavel, plunging the paralyzed lower chamber of Congress deeper into crisis.- 'Stop Emmer' –
Each of the candidates pledged to back the eventual nominee, but there was never any evidence that Emmer could garner sufficient support to win 217 votes — the majority on the House floor — and seize the gavel.