Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan is one of those rare politicians who really does want to spend more time with his family. But there's more to his decision to relinquish power than that.

Well, Paul Ryan, you’re a free man now — at least, much freer than you were before you announced on Wednesday that you’d be stepping down as House speaker and departing Congress in January. What an opportunity you have to serve the country and to demonstrate, despite all the ground you’ve created for eye-rolling, that you care about something more than short-term partisan advantage.

Speaker of the House has been a strong advocate for change to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Wednesday that he will retire from the House at the end of this year, closing out a two-decade career in Congress and igniting soul-searching in a party bracing for a rough election season.

Speaker Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) decision to retire from Congress has set off more alarm bells for Republicans worried about whether they can hold the House in the midterm elections.

Why Paul Ryan is not running for reelection.

Timing of his anticipated announcement comes as a surprise.

House Speaker Paul Ryan announced Wednesday that he’ll retire from the House at the end of this year, ending a two-decade career in Congress and igniting more soul-searching for a GOP already bracing for a rough round of midterm elections in November.

Speaker Paul D. Ryan announced Wednesday that he will not seek re-election in November, ending a brief stint atop the House and signaling the peril that the Republican majority faces in the midterm elections.

House Speaker Paul Ryan announced Wednesday that he will not seek re-election, dealing a blow to Republican efforts to keep the majority of the U.S. House.