New Speaker Johnson projects unity, expects 'aggressive' schedule

Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson and Oklahoma Rep. Kevin Hern will run for speaker for a second time today, according to aides.

Johnson is a fourth-term lawmaker and the House Republican vice conference chair. In the last round of voting, he received 97 votes to Emmer's 117.

Hern, also in his fourth term, sits on the Ways and Means Committee and is the current chairman of the Republican Study Committee -- the largest group of House Republicans. Hern made it through four rounds of voting earlier Tuesday, with his highest level of support being 31 votes.

-ABC's Lauren Peller

Just hours after he won the nomination for speaker, Emmer has officially dropped out of the race, according to multiple sources.

He received a standing ovation after telling the conference.

That means Republicans are back to square one, again.

-ABC's Rachel Scott, Lauren Peller and Ben Siegel

Former President Donald Trump is urging Republicans on Capitol Hill to reject Tom Emmer after Emmer won the speaker nomination. This comes a day after Trump confirmed he spoke with Emmer over the weekend, saying he's “always gotten along with him,” and that he would be staying out of the speaker race.

“I have many wonderful friends wanting to be Speaker of the House, and some are truly great Warriors. RINO Tom Emmer, who I do not know well, is not one of them,” Trump wrote on his social media platform.

“Voting for a Globalist RINO like Tom Emmer would be a tragic mistake!”

Yesterday, Trump said he took Emmer's call ahead of the vote. While sources tell ABC News the former president privately told allies he didn’t support Emmer, he hadn't said so publicly. The timing of Trump's comments do not play in Emmer's favor.

Trump posted his opposition to Emmer on his social media platform right as members were coming out of the closed-door meeting for a brief recess -- presumably as many of them were checking their phones. And as Emmer headed out to convince the more than two dozen holdouts to cast ballots for him.

-ABC's Lalee Ibssa, Soorin Kim, Kendall Ross and Rachel Scott

House Republicans are taking a break from the closed-door meeting for the next few hours. They are expected to return at 4 p.m. and resume the action.

Republicans leaving the closed-door meeting say that Rep. Tom Emmer will continue to meet with holdouts behind closed doors.

Rep. Steve Scalise, who ran for the top spot earlier this month, told reporters that Emmer said he won’t put his nomination on the floor for a full vote until he locks down 217 votes behind closed doors.

One of the more than 20 holdouts, Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., said that he’ll never vote for Emmer.