Rep. Paul Ryan says he is running for speaker of the House, a post he will likely be elected to next week.
While Ryan initially resisted calls for him to run, he said earlier this week he would consider a bid if he could be a "unity candidate" and if he could get the backing of three key GOP House groups.
That support came when more than 70% of the House Freedom Caucus voted in favor of Ryan's candidacy on Wednesday, and the two other groups, the Republican Study Committee and the "Tuesday group" of House GOP moderates, officially backed him on Thursday.
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