The speaker of the US House of Representatives says he will not seek re-election.
Paul Ryan is the latest of dozens of Republican House members who have chosen to leave office.
It comes at a time when some Republicans fear President Donald Trump could lose control of the chamber in the mid-term elections later this year.
Al Jazeera’s Tom Ackerman reports from Washington.
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