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House Speaker Ryan mulls retirement after 2018 elections: Politico

U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 12, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan has told confidants he would like to retire after the 2018... More »

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No talk of ousting U.S. House Speaker Ryan, says key conservative

U.S. Representative Jim Jordan, a leading House conservative, said on Sunday that fellow conservatives are not discussing replacing Speaker Paul Ryan despite unhappiness with the way Republican leaders handled last week's debt ceiling increase that included no... More »

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Subdued by Harvey, Congress reconvenes facing fiscal tests

Hurricane Harvey devastated Texas, but could bring some fiscal order to Washington where Republicans and Democrats will need to put political differences aside in order to approve spending to repair the damage from flooding in and around Houston. More »

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At home, rebel Republican lawmakers pay no price for defying Trump

Diana Castine (C) holds a sign before U.S. Representative Ted Yoho (R-FL) speaks during a town hall meeting in Gainesville, Florida, U.S., April 10, 2017. REUTERS/Phelan Ebenhack At a town hall in his conservative Florida district this week, U.S. Representativ... More »

Trump says picks Mulvaney to be White House budget director

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a USA Thank You Tour event in Orlando, Florida, U.S., December 16, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he has chosen U.S. Representative Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina to be... More »

House takes key steps toward ‘fast-track’ vote Friday

WASHINGTON President Barack Obama’s quest for “fast-track” negotiating authority on a Pacific Rim trade deal passed its initial tests in the House of Representatives on Thursday ahead of a final vote on Friday on contentious trade measures. By a vote of 397-32... More »

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Fast track trade bill clears final Senate procedural hurdle

WASHINGTON Legislation key to sealing a Pacific trade pact passed another critical test in the U.S. Senate on Friday, boosting hopes for a deal that is central to President Barack Obama’s strategic shift toward Asia. For the second time in two days, the Senate... More »

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Obama pokes fun at political friends and foes at White House dinner

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – At the gathering he jokingly called “a night when Washington celebrates itself,” U.S. President Barack Obama took light-hearted aim on Saturday at a range of political friends and foes, including the people running to succeed him. Obama’... More »

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Obama presses case for Iran nuclear deal in weekly address

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama assured Americans on Saturday that a newly negotiated framework for a nuclear pact with Iran was a “good deal” as he sought public support for a diplomatic breakthrough that many in Congress oppose. A day after pla... More »