Trump has authority for military action in Syria -US House Speaker Ryan

“I don’t think he’s gonna fire Mueller. I took it reluctantly”, he said.

Ryan (R-Wis.) speaks to reporters at the Capitol on Wednesday about not seeking reelection. “We all know that I did not seek this job, I took it reluctantly but I have given this job everything that I have”. “I don’t see a value in that”.

Americans of all political persuasions owe Ryan our gratitude.

Ryan campaign leader Kevin Seifert called “laughable” the claim that Bryce forced Ryan out, and said Ryan would have won easily.

McCarthy is next in line in leadership, but Scalise is likely to be a sentimental favorite after his comeback from last year’s congressional baseball shooting.

Ryan said the country also is on the path toward rebuilding the military, another major goal of his.

Mr Ryan, who portrayed his decision as one driven by wanting to spend more time with his family, has had a rocky relationship with Republican President Donald Trump. The futility of Ryan’s resistance, Cillizza surmised, stemmed from the fact that “there is still considerable peril in openly breaking with Trump”, who “remains very, very popular with people who voted for him”. Not everything, but much of what I wanted to do. Nancy Pelosi (D-California), the House Minority Leader gave kind words for Ryan as well “Despite our differences, I commend his steadfast commitment to our country”.

But the congressman said it’s unlikely that he’d serve in Trump’s Cabinet or at the White House.

Ryan’s relinquishing of one of the most powerful positions in Washington left Republicans reeling Thursday over not just who will replace him but whether Ryan’s lame-duck status will jeopardize the GOP’s pitch to voters and donors, and worsen their chance of keeping the majority. “I feel like I’ve done a lot to advance that debate”. He later added: “That’s something I’m going to keep working on”. “These deficits, trillion-dollar projections, have been out there for a long, long time. Why?”

Even so, as a leading architect of the tax reform legislation that got through Congress-arguably this Administration’s signal achievement- and the individual Trump relied upon for some containment, Ryan will have trouble dissociating himself entirely from what is to come. “Because it’s got to happen”. Ryan is a strong believer in the liberal economics espoused by Friedrich Hayek and Milton Friedman with a primary political interest of cutting government spending, lessening regulation and lowering taxes. Conservatives should avoid that temptation, he said.

Among names circulating as a possible Ryan replacement were House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana, who was wounded by a gunman previous year.

“We’ve all discussed this”. Mendoza addressed a crowd of two hundred in a Janesville park after young people from across the state completed a fifty mile march to raise.more awareness of the gun issue. “We’re going to have a great record to run on”. The profile boost, which comes with fundraising and organizational help, was an early sign of the party’s optimism about toppling Ryan and the GOP majority. Democrats need a net gain of 23 seats to recapture a majority.

The piece described a scenario in which cross-pressures over repealing-and-replacing Obamacare led Paul Ryan to resign his speakership.