Reps. Kevin Hern and Mike Johnson, both of whom had lost to Emmer in a closed-door party vote earlier in the day, declared that they were relaunching their bids for the speaker's gavel after Emmer dropped out.
Addison Messer, 6, was diagnosed with vitamin K embryopathy and has already had more than a dozen spinal surgeries. Her family needs a new van to accommodate a larger wheelchair.