Apr 19 Ryan won’t back bill allowing 9/11 victims sue Saudi Arabia By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Paul Ryan is reserving judgment on bipartisan legislation to allow the families of Sept. 11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia for any role that elements of Saudi regime may have played in the… Continue reading
Apr 14 Puerto Rico faces defaults as Congress stalls on way to help By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Puerto Rico is facing a deadline for a multimillion-dollar bond payment next month as House Republicans struggle to find a way to help the island deal with its $70 billion debt. Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch 3:15 ‘Count me out’: Ryan quells nomination talk By PBS News Hour House Speaker Paul Ryan tried to make clear he has no presidential ambitions this year, even if the nomination is up for grabs at the convention. Meanwhile, Donald Trump criticized the nomination process while stumping in upstate New York and… Continue watching
Apr 12 House Speaker Ryan rules out presidential bid By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — House Speaker Paul Ryan plans to definitively rule out a bid for president this year, amid persistent speculation that he could emerge as the GOP nominee from a contested Republican convention. Continue reading
Apr 08 House Speaker Paul Ryan gets Republican challenger By Associated Press MADISON, Wis. -- House Speaker Paul Ryan is being challenged in the Republican primary by a Wisconsin businessman who says he once volunteered for the congressman but now feels betrayed. Continue reading
Mar 29 Trump, Ryan increasingly at odds over future of the GOP By Julie Pace, Erica Werner and Bill Barrow, Associated Press WASHINGTON — 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. Continue reading
Mar 23 Ryan slams ‘ugliness’ in politics amid Trump-driven chaos By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — This year's political campaigns are discouraging and risk alienating people from government and dimming their hopes for the future, House Speaker Paul Ryan says in a speech aiming to describe "what politics can be."… Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch 6:39 News Wrap: Paul Ryan won’t be GOP nominee; Putin makes threat on Syria By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, House Speaker Paul Ryan again denied any possibility that he would stand for the Republican presidential nomination at a contested RNC convention, saying those who argue otherwise should “knock it off.” Also, Russian president Vladimir… Continue watching
Mar 17 Paul Ryan wants you to know he is not running for president, so ‘Knock it off’ By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Paul Ryan has a message to everyone in the political chattering class who's speculating that he might emerge as the Republican nominee from a contested convention and save the party from front-runner Donald Trump: "Knock it… Continue reading
Mar 16 Ryan ‘will not accept’ GOP presidential nomination at contested convention By Associated Press WASHINGTON — House Speaker Paul Ryan's spokeswoman says he "will not accept a nomination" to be the Republican running for president — even if his predecessor, John Boehner, nominated him. Continue reading