VP-elect Mike Pence meets with Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, says he's "eager" to work with Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Vice President-elect Mike Pence said Wednesday, November 30th he's eager to work with Congress to move forward on President-elect Donald Trump's agenda to "get this economy moving again, rebuild our military and keep the promises" that President-elect Trump made to the American people.Pence, a former member of Congress, was at the Capitol Wednesday for private meetings with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis.Before his meeting with Ryan, Pence invoked a phrase he used during a previous Capitol visit: "My word to members of the House and Senate is 'buckle up.'"Pence says he and President-elect Trump are "ready to go to work on Day One" with an "America first" agenda that he says will jump-start the economy and enhance America's standing in the world.

Paul Ryan unanimously re-elected as speaker of the House of Representatives

WASHINGTON -- Paul Ryan was re-elected by the House Republican conference Tuesday, November 15th to serve a second term as speaker of the House.The official vote installing him as the speaker will come in early January, when the next session of Congress begins.After a tumultuous first year in the top leadership spot -- a job he was elected to after then-Speaker John Boehner abruptly resigned -- Ryan clashed with both conservatives on the right of the conference and with then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

House Speaker Paul Ryan wins 9th term in Congress

JANESVILLE -- House Speaker Paul Ryan has won a ninth term in Congress.Ryan, a Janesville Republican, defeated challenger Ryan Solen, a Mount Pleasant Democrat, in Tuesday's election.Ryan was first elected to represent southeastern Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District in 1998.

"They question the loyalty of the speaker:" GOP congressman stirs dissent against Paul Ryan

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The same congressman who led the successful charge against House Speaker Paul Ryan's predecessor is now threatening Ryan's hold on the job.Ryan has been campaigning across the country, trying to prevent Donald Trump's plunge in the polls from doing collateral damage that would allow Democrats to pick up 30 seats and regain control of the U.S. House.