A Hopeful Day in the U.S. House

A Hopeful Day in the U.S. House

With the election of Rep. Paul Ryan as the 54th speaker of the House of Representatives, Thursday felt like a rare optimistic day on Capitol Hill. The vote for the Wisconsin Republican was predictably along party lines. He got 236 Republican votes and Freedom Caucus member Rep. Daniel Webster of Florida received nine votes. But Mr. Ryan’s margin of victory does not truly reflect the divisions that still remain inside the GOP caucus and the challenges he will face as speaker.
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