House Republicans on Tuesday unanimously nominated Paul Ryan to serve his first full term as speaker in the next Congress, casting aside the fears of some conservatives that he would not carry out President-elect Trump’s populist agenda.

The GOP conference, bolstered by their Nov. 8 sweep of Congress and the White House, voted to keep much of the entire 2016 leadership team in place for the next two years.

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