Republicans pick majority whip to be new US House speaker nominee

Republicans nominated Majority Whip Tom Emmer to replace the ousted speaker of the US House of Representatives on Tuesday, pinning their hopes on the establishment favorite to lead them out of weeks of chaos that have paralyzed Washington.The 62-year-old is very much the party's Plan D, with McCarthy still popular among the majority of House Republicans, who sidelined his expected replacement and humiliated the third choice nominee by failing to back him in the House.