Speaker of the House Paul Ryan has endorsed his right hand man, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, as his replacement. McCarthy made a bid for the speakership in 2015 but fell short of the necessary votes.  The GOP caucus then turned to Ryan. Politico: The Wisconsin Republican told NBC's Chuck Todd that "we all think that Kevin is the right person" and predicted a "seamless transition."  He said McCarthy, who failed to garner the votes in his 2015 speaker bid, would be able to muster the needed support this time because he's been instrumental in passing GOP priorities over the past year. "What's changed is we have gotten a lot done.  What's changed is we came together as a team in 2015.  We put together an agenda.  We ran on that agenda.  We won the election.  We are executing that agenda.  We are getting it done," Ryan said.  "So...(Read Full Post)