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The measure was approved on a vote of 289 to 137.

Leaders of both parties have failed to step up to the challenge of the slaughter of Syrians.

House may vote this week on legislation to address the tide of refugees fleeing violence in Syria.

"The pipeline would not make a meaningful long-term contribution to our economy," the president said.

The GOP primary circus contestants are driving moderate Republicans insane.

The new speaker vowed to "be honest about what it is we can and cannot achieve."

The new House leader says the president cannot be trusted on the issue.

The former speaker was a deal-maker, but many Republicans still want all or nothing.

New speaker vows "a new chapter," but deep-seated woes still make it hard to get things done.

In his first address to the House in his new role, Ryan called on members to change how they conduct business.

Ryan is a U.S. representative from Wisconsin and was the Republican nominee for vice president in 2012.

The deal exchanges increases in federal spending for distant savings that will never materialize.

Despite stiff opposition from conservatives, the likely next speaker says the House needs to wipe the slate.

Congress must agree to new spending for an array of federal programs by Dec. 11.

Lawmakers said Republican and Democratic leaders hoped to put the finishing touches on a package by late Monday.

By Thursday afternoon he had gathered support from conservative and moderate Republican groups.

Obama is pushing for a broader deal that would address mandatory cuts in domestic spending.

He's against abortion, marriage rights and the TARP stimulus. He's for gun rights, lifting the Cuba embargo and immigration reform.

Ryan didn't get the four-fifths needed for an endorsement, but convinces enough to back him.

Late on Tuesday, Ryan said he would pursue the top House job if his fellow Republicans united behind him.

The "proposition that somehow the conference drafts him and he accepts under the condition there are no conditions...that would be a huge mistake."

On Tuesday, Ryan told his fellow Republicans that he might be willing to seek the top job.

The Freedom Caucus wants the new speaker to agree to rules changes to diminish his influence.

"Paul Ryan came to Washington with such promise and has been a huge disappointment," says the head of the conservative group For America.

Flores will step aside if Ryan runs, his office says.

Angry at the GOP establishment, conservative radicals may shut down the government.

He's the top choice to be speaker of the House, but he says he doesn't want the job.

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, abruptly dropped out on Thursday.

"This song is a song about rebellion," says the Twisted Sister frontman, "and [Trump is] definitely rebelling."

The nine-term congressman will remain in the House to helm the Ways and Means Committee, Ryan said Monday.