"This morning Speaker Ryan shared with his colleagues that this will be his last year as a member of the House," confirmed Ryan spokeswoman AshLee Strong. Ryan had been hinting behind-the-scenes for months that he wasn't going to be around all that much longer. Ryan is the 40th Republican to announce a decision not to seek reelection as compared to just 19 for Democrats. Enter Ryan, the ideas guy of the Republican party! The problem for Ryan was that Trump wasn't willing to simply follow the blueprint the House Speaker laid out for him.

Source: CNN April 11, 2018 14:09 UTC