
Prior to Paul Ryan’s election to House Speaker, American victims of illegal alien crime warned conservatives against supporting Ryan’s Speakership, given his two-decade-long history of pushing for open borders. At an October press conference just days before Ryan’s election as Speaker,
by Julia Hahn17 Dec 2015, 6:16 PM PST0

As the government’s funding deadline approaches, Senior Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Richard Shelby and Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Chairman Jeff Sessions warn that unless changes are made, “The omnibus [spending bill] would put the U.S. on a path to approve admission for hundreds of thousands of migrants from a broad range of countries with jihadists movements.”
by Julia Hahn11 Dec 2015, 5:28 PM PST0

During floor speeches, Republican lawmakers claimed the bill “reduces the federal role” in education – even though it extends federal oversight of education to formally include pre-school instead of only grades K-12. They also say the measure would stop the federal government from coercing states to implement the Common Core standards – a point that is hotly debated by conservative activists who say the bill actually cements the Common Core further.
by Dr. Susan Berry3 Dec 2015, 5:30 AM PST0

Following Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) nomination by the Republican conference on Wednesday to be the next Speaker of the House, he told reporters that it is time to unify the Republican Party and that the “party has lost its vision.”
by Alex Swoyer28 Oct 2015, 3:23 PM PST0

Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL), the former Speaker of the Florida House who’s currently a candidate for the U.S. House Speakership, is looking forward to running against House Ways and Means Committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) on the floor of the House on Thursday.
by Matthew Boyle28 Oct 2015, 2:19 PM PST0

In an in-depth sit-down with Breitbart News, House Freedom Caucus Chairman Jim Jordan said that his group would not be calling on House Speaker candidate Paul Ryan to delay the debt limit deal until a better one can be negotiated. If such a demand were made, Boehner would likely have to pull the deal.
by Julia Hahn28 Oct 2015, 12:43 PM PST0

The House Freedom Caucus is formally announcing its token opposition to the big government debt ceiling and budget deal that the House will vote on later in the day, phony opposition designed to let the package through because the organization won’t use the leverage it has in the Speakership election to stop the deal.
by Matthew Boyle28 Oct 2015, 9:43 AM PST0

Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL) has confirmed to Breitbart News through a spokeswoman that he is running for Speaker of the House against Ways and Means Committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI).
by Matthew Boyle26 Oct 2015, 9:58 PM PST0

A new PBS documentary has exposed the motivating factors behind House Freedom Caucus members’ decision to propel donor-class favorite Paul Ryan into the most powerful position in Congress. As Speaker of the House, Ryan will have unilateral control over many aspects of the congressional agenda, including passage of Obamatrade in the lame duck session and amnesty legislation in 2017.
by Julia Hahn26 Oct 2015, 6:22 AM PST0

The Republican Study Committee (RSC) is encouraging House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) to run Speaker of the House. Chairman of the RSC Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX) says he is “confident” that Ryan “is the right person” for the job.
by Alex Swoyer22 Oct 2015, 10:43 AM PST0

In the private meeting inside the House Ways and Means Committee hearing room in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday afternoon, chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) promised the House Freedom Caucus the world to try to earn their official endorsement. He failed.
by Matthew Boyle21 Oct 2015, 7:46 PM PST0

The House Freedom Caucus on Wednesday evening voted against endorsing Ryan—an endorsement Ryan considered essential to formally launching a bid for House Speaker.
by Matthew Boyle21 Oct 2015, 5:26 PM PST0

Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) spokesperson, Brendan Buck, attempted to “clear a few things up” over backlash from conservatives about one of Ryan’s conditions for running for Speaker of the House.
by Alex Swoyer21 Oct 2015, 5:23 PM PST0

The House Freedom Caucus met with House Way and Means Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) in his office inside the Capitol, but no members were willing to tell dozens of reporters gathered outside the door whether or not Ryan will get an endorsement for Speaker of the House from its conservative members.
by Alex Swoyer21 Oct 2015, 4:15 PM PST0

The House Freedom Caucus is almost certainly going to organize against a nascent potential House Speakership bid from House Ways and Means Committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) after he began “running his mouth” on Tuesday evening, several senior House GOP aides close to the process told Breitbart News.
by Matthew Boyle21 Oct 2015, 3:10 PM PST0

Representative Daniel Webster (R-FL) stated that he’s staying in the race for speaker and that he doesn’t see anything in Representative Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) plan that changes “the way the process is” on Wednesday’s “Your World with Neil Cavuto” on
by Ian Hanchett21 Oct 2015, 3:02 PM PST0

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) said the demands that Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) is making before running for Speaker of the House are “unreasonable,” while Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID) said one of his demands is a “non-starter.”
by Alex Swoyer21 Oct 2015, 9:39 AM PST0

After meeting with House Republicans this evening, Rep. Paul Ryan admitted during a press conference that he was willing to run for Speaker of the House–but only if they met a list of demands of what it would take to get him to run.
by Charlie Spiering20 Oct 2015, 6:26 PM PST0

Paul Ryan was meeting with the House Freedom Caucus at their request, his spokesman said.
by Breitbart News20 Oct 2015, 3:21 PM PST0

“If [Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell] doesn’t really want to do his job” when it comes to budgeting, “he should just quit and go home,” South Carolina Republican Rep. Mick Mulvaney says. “If he’s going to make it where the president gets to run the country unless the Congress disapproves something? That’s a joke. So no, I hope it doesn’t come to that.”
by Dan Riehl20 Oct 2015, 7:44 AM PST0

Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX) circulated a letter Monday saying that if Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) stays out of the race for Speaker of the House, Flores will throw his own name in the hat, according to CNN.
by Alex Swoyer12 Oct 2015, 5:36 PM PST0

Jenny Beth Martin of Tea Party Patriots is out with a blistering statement urging House Republicans to hold the line in the Speakership battles and not accept House Ways and Means Committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) as the next Speaker of the House.
by Matthew Boyle12 Oct 2015, 2:58 PM PST0

GOP frontrunner Donald Trump took up for the Tea Party to a Left-leaning crowd at the No Labels Convention in New Hampshire Monday morning.
by Alex Swoyer12 Oct 2015, 9:29 AM PST0

Conservative author and activist Daniel Horowitz said that Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) would be the “worst option” for Speaker of the House. “Paul Ryan is the absolute worst option,” Horowitz professed. “In this case [‘worst’] really applies.”
by Alex Swoyer11 Oct 2015, 6:51 PM PST0

Several Republicans who aren’t as closely associated with outgoing House Speaker John Boehner as House Ways and Means Committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) are considering running for Speaker as Ryan’s nascent campaign is crumbling before it even begins.
by Matthew Boyle11 Oct 2015, 10:49 AM PST0