| | | | | View in your browser | | |  | | | | | | Paul Ryan’s political purgatory | Republicans say retiring Speaker Paul Ryan is in political purgatory as he grapples with a failed farm bill, a revolt by moderates on immigration and threats from conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus.
Ryan has been adamant he has no desire or plans to resign the Speakership before his scheduled January departure, but some Republicans think he’d like to leave earlier.
They say the Wisconsin Republican is trapped on Capitol Hill because his hand-picked successor, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), can’t secure the 218 votes he needs to be elected Speaker in a floor vote. | | Read the full story here | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Did a friend forward you this email? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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