NEW: House Speaker Paul Ryan will not seek re-election in November, two sources familiar with the matter confirm to CBS News http://cbsn.ws/2IL2blY pic.twitter.com/MwIvt4TOJV
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“The filing deadline in Wisconsin is coming up next month. He had not filed his papers yet, which lead to a lot of speculation about whether he was planning to stick around or not. When asked point blank by reporters, he always said that was his intention,” @nancycordes reportspic.twitter.com/CsMA0vREq6
CBS News’ coverage of this story will continue throughout the day. Find more on our streaming network CBSN (http://cbsnews.com/live ) and tonight on @CBSEveningNews https://cbsn.ws/2JBwRqZ pic.twitter.com/TrP9XH78Vs
If Rep. Paul Ryan ran for re-election in Wisconsin, he would have confronted “a very well-financed democratic challenger, Randy Bryce,” @MajorCBS reports. “That was one issue that gave Republicans anxiety” that Ryan would not run.pic.twitter.com/0hpyXkQch0
“[Rep. Paul Ryan] just walked past us -- and didn’t answer questions about his decision -- as he is heading into the weekly House Republican conference meeting, where he will inform the rest of his party,” @nancycordes reports from Capitol Hill https://cbsn.ws/2JBwRqZ pic.twitter.com/PQHN9qRa77
“I spoke to one of [Rep. Paul Ryan's] top aides, who said he has chosen to retire for two reasons. Number one: out of a sense of accomplishment. Number two: because of family,” @NancyCordes reports https://cbsn.ws/2JBwRqZ pic.twitter.com/RuZm2hYZNQ
“The tax reform bill will be a significant accomplishment for Ryan and for this administration for the next decade at least,” @MajorCBS says of one of the things Ryan will be remembered for https://cbsn.ws/2JBwRqZ pic.twitter.com/QXU9IQfMGd
“His big life’s dream -- and I've covered Ryan back to when he was a Congressman many, many years ago -- had been to pass tax reform. He did that. So he's headed back to his family in Wisconsin,” @Axios Co-founder Mike Allen says https://cbsn.ws/2JBwRqZ pic.twitter.com/IipU7PG0Zr
Good riddance!!!
I guess that $20 million from Sheldon Adelson right after Ryan finally endorsed tRump will get him by?
Excellent, dirty Ryan needs to go!
Cuz Cowards gonna Coward.
Good riddance
when is the end of this year's term?
@IronStache Paul Ryan is running scared -- keep pushing for that #bluewave in November! #wipolitics
Good, now let’s cut down the daily press conferences to maybe one a week if necessary! Hang the press out to dry! They don’t need to know every little thing!!
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