Paul Ryan
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Trump was wrong to pardon controversial sheriff, Ryan says
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump should not have pardoned a former Arizona sheriff who was convicted of criminal contempt in a case of racial profiling, the Republican speaker of the House…
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House Republicans Seek Fix for Russia-Iran Sanctions Bill
EghtesadOnline: House Republicans say they have proposed a way for the Senate to resolve a procedural dispute over a bill to impose sanctions on Russia and Iran, allowing the House to take up…
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Trump Plan Said Unlikely to Back Ryan's Border-Adjusted Tax
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump’s tax plan next week likely won’t include a border-adjusted tax that House Speaker Paul Ryan has proposed, a senior administration official said.
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Paul Ryan’s deeply divided caucus has a governing problem.
Total Control Is Crippling the GOP
EghtesadOnline: Bill Hoagland spent 25 years as a Republican aide in the Senate, a career spanning the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and both George Bushes. He’s old enough to remember when the…
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House Speaker Ryan backs embattled intelligence panel chairman
EghtesadOnline: The top Republican in Congress on Tuesday stood by Devin Nunes, the embattled head of the House of Representatives intelligence committee, who is under fire for his handling of…
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In Ryan Health-Care Defeat, Lessons for Speaker in Age of Trump
EghtesadOnline: Two weeks ago, Paul Ryan rolled up his shirtsleeves to deliver an energetic PowerPoint presentation of a health-care bill he said conservatives have been “dreaming about.” On…
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Trump’s Building Binge Might Hit Speed Bump in Ryan’s Tax Plan
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump’s call for tapping the private sector to help finance $1 trillion in infrastructure improvements faces a little-noticed challenge from his own party --…
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Tax Overhaul Becomes GOP's Priority as Health-Care Stalls
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan say they’re ready to put a tax overhaul at the top of their agendas.
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Trump Praises Ryan on Health as Aides Privately Blame the Speaker
EghtesadOnline: In public, President Donald Trump is standing by House Speaker Paul Ryan over the failed Obamacare replacement bill.
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House Obamacare Repeal Collapse Raises Doubts on GOP Agenda
EghtesadOnline: House Republicans abandoned their efforts to repeal and partially replace Obamacare after President Donald Trump and Speaker Paul Ryan couldn’t wrangle enough votes, raising doubts…
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Republicans revamp U.S. health bill, boost benefits to older Americans
EghtesadOnline: U.S. House Republicans are working on changes to their healthcare overhaul bill to provide more generous tax credits for older Americans and add a work requirement for the Medicaid…
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U.S. House speaker says Obamacare replacement will pass this year
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. House of Representatives' Republican leader said on Tuesday that legislation to replace former President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law would be completed this…
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U.S. House speaker backs additional sanctions on Iran
EghtesadOnline: U.s. House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday said he would support additional sanctions on Iran, backing a tougher line against Tehran after it test-fired a ballistic missile.
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Ryan Proposes Fines, Ethics Moves on Grandstanding House Members
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Speaker Paul Ryan and his Republican lieutenants want to hit fellow lawmakers with fines and potential ethics violations if they engage in live-streaming or other disruptions…
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McConnell, Ryan Back CIA After Trump Attacks Hacking Probe
EghtesadOnline: The two top Republicans in Congress offered strong support for the intelligence community Monday, in sharp contrast to President-elect Donald Trump’s attack on the CIA after reports…
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Little-known Republican becomes Trump liaison in Congress
EghtesadOnline: Paul Ryan, the top Republican in the U.S. Congress, says he talks to Donald Trump often, but the president-elect has tapped a little-known lawmaker from western New York to be…
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House Speaker Paul Ryan renominated to top House post
EghtesadOnline: Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives nominated Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday for re-election to his post next year, as lawmakers giddy with election success smoothed…
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Ryan Downplays Deportation in Trump-Era Congress Agenda
EghtesadOnline: Top House Republicans downplayed expectations for President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration plans, saying his call for a “deportation force” to deal with undocumented immigrants…
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Republican Speaker Ryan re-elected to U.S. House from Wisconsin
EghtesadOnline: Republican Paul Ryan was re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives by voters in his Wisconsin district on Tuesday, positioning him to reassert his claim to remain speaker…
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Trump intensifies attacks on Ryan with four weeks left until Election Day
EghtesadOnline: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump escalated his attacks on U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan on Wednesday, deepening a fracture in the party with only…
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Paul Ryan distances himself from Trump
EghtesadOnline: The leader of the U.S. House of Representatives distanced himself from Donald Trump on Monday as the Republican presidential candidate's campaign sank deeper into crisis over…
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House Speaker Ryan easily wins primary: media
EghtesadOnline: U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan handily won a primary election for his congressional seat on Tuesday, a contest overshadowed by presidential candidate Donald Trump's…
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House Speaker Paul Ryan faces primary test after belated Trump endorsement
EghtesadOnline: U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan faces a primary for his congressional seat on Tuesday in a race overshadowed by presidential candidate Donald Trump's brief refusal…
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Trump endorses Ryan, senators in effort to right campaign ship
EghtesadOnline: Republican Donald Trump acted to steer his White House campaign back into favor with his party's establishment on Friday by endorsing U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul…
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Fury at top of Republican Party over Trump snub of House speaker
EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump's White House campaign was in turmoil on Wednesday after he angered senior Republican Party leaders by criticizing a dead soldier's family and refusing to back the…