McCarthy, Scalise are likely contenders for House speaker
Some say it’s a fight between West and South. Or a battle for President Donald Trump’s affections. Or a test of who can woo conservatives.
Ryan retirement sends new ripples of uncertainty through GOP
House Speaker Paul Ryan’s abrupt announcement that he will retire rather than seek another term in Congress as the steady if reluctant wingman for President Donald Trump sent new ripples of uncertainty through a Washington already on edge and a Republican Party bracing for a rough election year.
House Speaker Paul Ryan wins GOP nomination to run again
House Speaker Paul Ryan rejected the idea that his easy win Tuesday over a longshot Republican primary challenger praised by Donald Trump spells danger for Trump’s presidential prospects in the swing state of Wisconsin.
Trump taunts GOP, refusing to back Ryan, McCain
Donald Trump is openly taunting the leaders of his own party by refusing to endorse House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and Sen. John McCain of Arizona in their GOP primaries.
Amid GOP discord, Ryan focuses on policy
House Speaker Paul Ryan is proposing an overhaul of the nation’s poverty programs, the first of several policy plans aimed at uniting Republicans fractured by a contentious election and Donald Trump’s personality-driven politics.
Tempers likely to soar in summer congressional session
Both temperatures and tempers are likely to run hot as lawmakers return to Washington for an abbreviated 6-week summertime session featuring a handful of must-do legislation and the roll-out of a House GOP campaign agenda that’s a pet priority for House Speaker Paul Ryan.
Speaker Paul Ryan’s Trump endorsement comes with caveats
House Speaker Paul Ryan’s endorsement of Donald Trump comes with caveats.
Trump, Ryan, pledge to work together
Straining to mend their party after months of chaos, Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan declared themselves “totally committed” to working together after a fence-mending personal meeting on Thursday.
Ryan’s hometown says he’s doing the ‘best he can’ on Trump
As House Speaker Paul Ryan walks a fine line on Donald Trump — withholding his support, at least for now — some voters back home in his congressional district applaud his effort for the greater good of the GOP.
House Speaker Paul Ryan refuses to back Donald Trump
House Speaker Paul Ryan is refusing to support Donald Trump as the Republican nominee for president, insisting Thursday that the businessman must do more to unify the GOP.
Paul Ryan is not running for president — or passing a budget
House Speaker Paul Ryan’s national stature is such that he had to call a news conference to deny he wants to be president.
Trump, Ryan increasingly at odds over future of Republicans
Donald Trump wants to win the White House in the fall. Paul Ryan wants to save his vision of the Republican Party for years to come.
Ryan slams ‘ugliness’ in politics amid Trump-driven chaos
House Speaker Paul Ryan on Wednesday decried ugliness and divisiveness in American politics, delivering a veiled but passionate rebuke to GOP front-runner Donald Trump and the nasty tone of the presidential race.
Ryan prepares to ascend to speaker
The honeymoon might be over before it even begins for House Speaker-in-waiting Paul Ryan when he is elevated to the top job this coming week.
Ryan pledges ‘clean slate’ as he seeks job of House Speaker
Rep. Paul Ryan, on his way to becoming speaker of the House and second in line to the presidency, says Congress must change its ways.
In speaker bid, Rep. Ryan sparks debate on work-life balance
Republican Rep. Paul Ryan is likely to become the next speaker of the House. He’s already an unlikely spokesman for balancing family life with work.
Ryan to seek speakership if House GOP unifies behind him
Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan told GOP lawmakers late Tuesday that he will run for speaker, but only if they embrace him by week’s end as their consensus candidate — an ambitious bid to impose unity on a disordered and divided House.
Paul Ryan weighs pros, cons of becoming next House speaker
Maybe Rep. Paul Ryan doesn’t feel like a character in the classic film “The Godfather,” weighing an offer he can’t refuse.
Divided House Republicans see savior in Paul Ryan
Endlessly divided, House Republicans pleaded with Rep. Paul Ryan on Friday to rescue them from their damaging leadership vacuum.
Rep. Ryan proposes streamlining anti-poverty programs
Rep. Paul Ryan proposed a new plan Thursday to merge up to 11 anti-poverty programs into a single grant program for states that he said would allow more flexibility to help lift people out of poverty.