10 Freedom Caucus Members Publicly Reject Paul Ryan, Enough To Doom His Candidacy For Speaker  —  Paul Ryan has a big obstacle standing the way of becoming House Speaker: Math.  —  As a condition of him accepting the position of House Speaker, Ryan laid out a list of demands.

‘Supermajority’ of House Freedom Caucus to back Paul Ryan's speaker bid  —  Hard-line conservatives cleared a path late Wednesday for Rep. Paul Ryan to become House speaker, heralding a possible end to weeks of Republican leadership turmoil.  —  The decision to support Ryan …

Ryan to proceed with speaker bid  —  <p>Rep. Paul Ryan will proceed with plans to run for House speaker despite not securing the formal endorsement of the House Freedom Caucus.</p><p>Ryan's decision, which came after a high-stakes meeting with the group of hard-line conservatives earlier in the day …

GOP to elect Speaker next week; conservatives skeptical of Ryan  —  Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is getting a cool reception from House conservatives, whom he said must endorse him before he'll agree to run for Speaker.  —  Leaders of the House Freedom Caucus and their conservative allies …

Joe Biden Will Not Run for President in 2016  —  WASHINGTON — Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said Wednesday that he would not be a candidate in the 2016 presidential campaign, bringing to a close a three-month exploration that began shortly after the death of his eldest child and threatened to fracture the Democratic Party.

Joe Biden Ran in the Invisible Primary, and Lost to Hillary Clinton  —  For all her struggles with poll numbers and the email investigation this year, Hillary Rodham Clinton has done one thing really well: dissuade mainstream opponents by dominating the invisible primary …