speaker of the house
Bill Flores says he's planning to run, but will bow out if Paul Ryan steps up.
"It is bad," said Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
He's still not into being speaker.
In the hours before House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) abruptly withdrew his candidacy to be the next speaker of the House, he was sent an email from a conservative activist threatening to expose an alleged affair with a colleague.
"Why not resign like Bob Livingston?”
McCarthy was considered the top candidate to be the next speaker.
Who's gonna run this town?
Boehner's plan had evidently been to retire in '14 and usher control to Cantor.