Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., who served as speaker in one of the most topsy-turvy periods of Republican Party history, announced Wednesday that he will retire at the end of this Congress.

Having taken over almost against his will, following an unprecedented coup that he opposed against his predecessor, Ryan found himself governing alongside a president who had won the GOP nomination after running largely against him and the party leadership in Congress.

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