The House Returns to Deep Uncertainty Over Both Parties’ Leadership

FILE -- House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, in Washington, June 13, 2018. With Ryan's retirement at the end of the year, Republicans face their own fight for control. While the party has a clearer order of succession, it remains to be seen if Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), the House majority leader, can consolidate the support to replace him. (Al Drago/The New York Times)