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DONALD LAMBRO: How Paul Ryan set sail

By Donald Lambro

Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, following meetings with House Republican leaders and the Freedom Caucus members. Ryan seeking unity in a place it's rarely found, is telling House Republicans he will serve as their speaker only if they embrace him by week's end as their consensus candidate. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

White House worried about Paul Ryan’s efforts to unite GOP

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Rep. Paul Ryan had been reluctant to give up his role as head of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee and precious weekends with his family, so he demanded support from every wing of the party by Friday. (Associated Press)

Paul Ryan officially announces House speaker bid

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Rep. Paul Ryan, R- Wis., speaks at a news conference following a House GOP meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this Oct. 20, 2015, file photo. Ryan may or may not become the next speaker of the House. He’s already become an unlikely spokesman for balancing family life with work. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Paul Ryan, in speaker bid, sparks debate on work-life balance

By Mary Clare Jalonick and Erica Werner - Associated Press

Rep. Paul Ryan, R- Wis., speaks at a news conference following a House GOP meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this Oct. 20, 2015, file photo. Ryan may or may not become the next speaker of the House. He’s already become an unlikely spokesman for balancing family life with work. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Paul Ryan set to wrap up key endorsements

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Rep. Paul Ryan, R- Wis., speaks at a news conference following a House Republican meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Ryan told GOP lawmakers that he will run for speaker, but only if they embrace him by week's end as their consensus candidate, an ambitious bid to impose unity on a disordered and divided House. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Paul Ryan’s demands include ‘non-starter’

By Anjali Shastry and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Several members of the House Freedom Caucus had raised concerns about Rep. Paul Ryan. But after meeting behind closed doors Wednesday night the lawmakers emerged to say they would support him in his speaker bid. (Associated Press)

Paul Ryan wins House Freedom Caucus support in speaker bid

By Anjali Shastry and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

House Oversight Committee member Rep. Thomas Massie, Kentucky Republican (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Thomas Massie calls Paul Ryan’s demands ‘unreasonable’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Rep. Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, gave members until Friday to decide whether they agree with his vision for the party, one that includes trumpeting big ideas, making clear policy choices and a cooperative effort to change the way the House operates. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Paul Ryan, as speaker of the House

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Las Vegas in this Oct. 8, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Donald Trump on Paul Ryan for speaker: ‘If he’s a unifying force, whatever it’s going to take’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada listens during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 6, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Harry Reid backs Paul Ryan for speaker

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Rep. Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, gave members until Friday to decide whether they agree with his vision for the party, one that includes trumpeting big ideas, making clear policy choices and a cooperative effort to change the way the House operates. (Associated Press)

Paul Ryan to run for speaker if House Republicans will rally behind him

By Tom Howell Jr. and Anjali Shastry - The Washington Times

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Paul Ryan’s rise to House speaker panned by Tea Party Patriots

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

A suggestion from columnist Jonah Goldberg: Newt Gingrich for House Speaker, even as a temporary (AP Photo)

Newt Gingrich, former speaker, warns Paul Ryan to think twice about running for House speaker

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

NumbersUSA, a lobby that wants to see a crackdown on illegal immigration, grades Rep. Paul Ryan a D-minus on the issue. (Associated Press)

Paul Ryan emerges as House speaker favorite despite immigration stance

By Stephen Dinan and Anjali Shastry - The Washington Times

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, answers questions during an interview with The Associated Press in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 9, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

House GOP files short-term highway extension

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., presides over his committee's hearing on President Barack Obama's health care law implementation and the Health and Human Service's Department fiscal 2016 Budget request, Wednesday, June 10, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. At right Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

House Republicans want 5-month highway funding extension

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Rep. Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican (Associated Press) **FILE**

Paul Ryan says he’s working on an $8 billion short-term highway extension

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, answers questions during an interview with The Associated Press in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 9, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Paul Ryan: We’re ‘retooling’ use of budget process to attack Obamacare after Supreme Court ruling

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times