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House Speaker Paul Ryan will be interviewed by CNN's Jake Tapper on "The Lead" Wednesday afternoon, just hours after he announced his retirement from Congress at the end of this term.

After President Donald Trump warned Russia in a tweet Wednesday that it should "get ready" for missile strikes against Syria, key lawmakers on Capitol Hill questioned whether threats of war should be made via social media while some Republican defense hawks urged Trump to act soon.

Arizona high school teacher Justin McLellan says he's loved being a history instructor for 15 years -- but he can't afford a 16th.

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin signed a controversial pension reform bill that is firmly opposed by a teachers' group, which has called for a "day of action" later this week.

Many teachers go the extra mile for students. Tulsa teachers just walked 110 miles for theirs.