After weeks of uncertainty following the announcement of the resignation of Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), it seems that things have finally settled for the House Republican Conference. Despite spending nearly a month forcefully rejecting the pleas of his colleagues to run for the country’s third highest governmental position, House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) finally caved and announced he would campaign for the post if he could garner the support of each Republican caucus.

This week, Ryan secured the backing of the conservative Republican Study Committee, the more moderate Tuesday Group and the Tea Party-inspired House Freedom Caucus. With the Speaker’s election slated for next Wednesday, it appears Ryan has locked up the promotion from his colleagues.

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