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Priebus says he won’t run for Ryan’s Wisconsin seat

By SCOTT BAUER ing getting in, Reps. Tyler
Associated Press August and Amy Louden-
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — For- beck, both announced
mer White House Chief of they would not run and in-
Staff Reince Priebus took stead seek re-election to
himself out of consideration the Assembly. The only de-
Thursday as a candidate clared Republicans so far
to replace retiring House are Paul Nehlen, who was
Speaker Paul Ryan, as oth- banned from Twitter earlier
er Wisconsin Republicans this year for a series of posts
contemplated whether to criticized as racist or anti-
join the fray. Semitic, and Nick Polce, an
Ryan abruptly announced Army veteran who also co-
Wednesday that he will owns a security consulting
not seek re-election in No- firm. Ryan’s political direc-
vember. Priebus was one of tor Kevin Seifert said Nehlen
several Republicans from is not qualified to serve in
Ryan’s southeast Wiscon- public office.
sin congressional district Union iron worker Randy
floated as a possible candi- Bryce, who goes by the
date. The deadline for can- nickname “Iron Stache,”
didates to file is June 1, just and Janesville teacher
seven weeks away. Cathy Myers are running on
Another potential candi- the Democratic side. Bryce
date, Wisconsin Assembly In this June 5, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump’s Chief of Staff Reince Priebus attends an raised $2.1 million in the first
Speaker Robin Vos, said he event in the East Room at the White House in Washington. three months of the year
intended to decide by Fri- Associated Press and Myers raised $500,000.
day. just haven’t been around.” He left that role in July and in addition to Vos include: Bryce has raised $4.75 mil-
“It’s a once-in-a-genera- Priebus was a mainstay in returned to work for his pre- state Rep. Samantha Kerk- lion to date compared with
tion opportunity,” Vos said. Wisconsin politics for years, vious law firm. man; state Sen. David $800,000 for Myers.
“Paul Ryan was there for running unsuccessfully for Priebus, Ryan and Walker Craig, a former Ryan aide; Democratic state Rep. Pe-
20 years, you have to think state Senate in 2004 and formed a Wisconsin-cen- and longtime Ryan friend ter Barca, who served in
about that.” ascending to be state Re- tered political powerhouse Bryan Steil, an attorney Congress from 1993 to 1995
Priebus, who previously publican Party chairman that included a Walker run and University of Wisconsin in Ryan’s district, said Thurs-
lived in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 2007. After overseeing for president, Ryan’s as- Board of Regents member. day he was considering
but now resides near Wash- a Republican sweep in cendancy as speaker and Vos said he had not yet running as well. Barca said
ington, D.C., categorically the 2010 election — when Priebus’ rise to work in the made up his mind. he’s been encouraged by
ruled out a run. Scott Walker was first elect- White House. Priebus has “I have a really good job many people to get in and
“I’m always interested in ed governor — Priebus now returned to the private where we can get a lot of planned to make a deci-
serving but the timing for became chairman of the sector, Ryan is about to join things done versus being sion within days.
me couldn’t be worse,” Republican National Com- him and Walker must win a congressman and be- “I’m still a little bit shell-
Priebus said on “The Jay mittee in 2011, a post he re-election in November to ing there for 20 years,” Vos shocked,” Barca said of
Weber Show.” “It’s been a held until he took over as stay in office. said. Ryan’s decision. “This an-
massive run politically, but White House chief of staff in Other Republicans consid- Two other state lawmakers nouncement was just so
the cost is, of course, you January. ering a run in Ryan’s district who had been consider- startling.”q

Trump convenes task force to study U.S. Postal System

sustainable financial path” sonally and accused The sion and health care costs
and “must be restructured Washington Post, which he as well as declines in first-
to prevent a taxpayer- owns, of being Amazon’s class letters and marketing
funded bailout.” “chief lobbyist.” mail, which together make
The task force will be as- “Only fools, or worse, are up more than two-thirds of
signed to study factors in- saying that our money los- postal revenue.
cluding USPS’s pricing in ing Post Office makes mon- Still, Trump’s claim the ser-
the package delivery mar- ey with Amazon. THEY LOSE vice could be charging
ket and will have 120 days A FORTUNE,” he tweeted more may not be entirely
to submit a report with rec- earlier this month, declar- far-fetched. A 2017 analy-
ommendations. ing: “this will be changed.” sis by Citigroup concluded
The order does not spe- The U.S. Postal Service that the Postal Service,
In this Feb. 7, 2013 file photo, U.S. Postal Service letter carrier Mi- cifically mention Amazon has indeed lost money for which does not use tax-
chael McDonald gathers mail to load into his truck before mak- or it owner, Jeff Bezos. But years, but package de- payer money for its opera-
ing his delivery run in the East Atlanta neighborhood, in Atlanta. Trump has been criticizing livery has actually been a tions, was charging below
Associated Press the company for months, bright spot for the service. market rates as a whole
By JILL COLVIN Trump signed an executive accusing it of not paying its Boosted by e-commerce, on parcels. Still, federal
Associated Press order Thursday creating a fair share of taxes, harming the Postal Service has en- regulators have reviewed
WASHINGTON (AP) — Af- task force to study the Unit- the postal service, and put- joyed double-digit revenue the Amazon contract with
ter weeks of railing against ed States Postal System. ting brick-and-mortar stores increases from delivering the Postal Service each
online shopping giant Am- In the surprise move, Trump out of business. Trump has packages. That just hasn’t year, and deemed it to be
azon, President Donald said that USPS is on “an un- also gone after Bezos per- been enough to offset pen- profitable.q