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Help Wanted: Must Lead GOP, Raise Money, Give Up Life

By Jason Dick
Posted April 12, 2018 at 9:00am
President Donald Trump brings neither prudent leadership nor electoral salvation to the Republican lawmakers who continue to support him, Shapiro writes. (Win McNamee/Getty Images file photo)

Trump Suggests He Has Authority to Fire Mueller

By John T. Bennett
Posted April 12, 2018 at 7:26am
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, center, left, and Majority Whip Steve Scalise are declining to publicly say if they’re interested in succeeding Speaker Paul D. Ryan, who announced his retirement Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Ryan’s Retirement Timing Adds Complications to Leadership Battle

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted April 12, 2018 at 5:05am
NRCC Chairman Steve Stivers says Speaker Paul D. Ryan will continue to be a fundraising juggernaut this cycle, but some GOP operatives aren’t so sure. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

November Just Got Cloudier for House Republicans With Ryan’s Exit

By Bridget Bowman and Simone Pathé
Posted April 12, 2018 at 5:03am
An explosion rocks Kobani, Syria, during a reported suicide car bomb attack by the militants of Islamic State (ISIS) group on a People’s Protection Unit (YPG) position in 2014. (Gokhan Sahin/Getty Images)

White House Veers From Missiles Coming to Diplomacy on Syria

By John T. Bennett
Posted April 11, 2018 at 6:24pm
Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., during his press conference to announce his retirement. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Why All the Speakers Left, 1935-2018

By Robin Opsahl
Posted April 11, 2018 at 5:42pm

Timeline: Paul Ryan’s Two Decades as a Lawmaker

By Sara Wise
Posted April 11, 2018 at 5:12pm
Hiral Tipirneni is pushing against opposition to her projected image as a doctor just days before an Arizona special election. (Courtesy Dr. Hiral Tipirneni for Congress)

Tipirneni Fends Off Attacks on Medical Career Weeks Before Election Day

By Griffin Connolly
Posted April 11, 2018 at 4:49pm
Indiana Rep. Todd Rokita talks with guests at the Kosciusko County Republican Fish Fry in Warsaw, Ind., on April 4. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Todd Rokita on the Most Important Part of His Driving Memo

By Simone Pathé
Posted April 11, 2018 at 4:08pm
President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 Summit on July 7, 2017 in Hamburg. (AP Photo file photo/Evan Vucci)

Obscured By Ryan’s Exit, US-Russia Tensions Boil

By John T. Bennett
Posted April 11, 2018 at 3:59pm