Two House Republicans are preparing to run for a whip post after the midterm elections, according to a Politico live update by Mia McCarthy. Politico reported that Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) and August Pfluger (R-Texas) are making plans to run for House Republican whip, and it said the race is among a number of contested GOP leadership races shaping up following the midterms.

According to The Hill's report on the race by Sudiksha Kochi, Pfluger, who chairs the Republican Study Committee, is running against House Majority Whip Tom Emmer for the minority whip position after Democrats won control of the lower chamber. The two reports name the post differently: The Hill refers to the minority whip position, while Politico's headline refers to the House Republican whip.

The Hill also reported that Pfluger wrote in a letter to his Republican colleagues on Wednesday that the GOP must be "crafting a strategy to win back the majority." Politico's summary does not mention the letter, so that account comes from The Hill alone.

Politico's summary describes the Emmer and Pfluger contest as one of several GOP leadership races taking shape after the midterms, but it does not name the other races. The summaries of both reports do not say when the whip vote will be held or which lawmakers support either candidate.

Both outlets place the whip contest within the post-midterm changes in House leadership. The Hill cited Democrats winning control of the chamber as the backdrop for the race, and Politico described it as one of several contested GOP leadership races.

Sources: Politico: Emmer and Pfluger make plans to run for House Republican whip; The Hill: Pfluger challenges Emmer for minority whip position.