FILE - Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., speaks to reporters after Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., the GOP whip, dropped out of the speaker race, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. Gallagher announced his retirement Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, just days after he refused to vote with his fellow House Republicans to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) FILE PHOTO
