PAUL RYAN

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., attends a news conference, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, in Washington. Ryan is rejecting President Donald Trump's assertion an official government death toll for last year’s hurricane in Puerto Rico is wrong. The Wisconsin Republican says he has "no reason to dispute" a study that found nearly 3,000 people on the island died from Hurricane Maria last year. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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POLITICS
Republicans' First Big Post-Midterms Move: Keep U.S. In Yemen's Vicious Civil War
By Akbar Shahid Ahmed
Speaker Paul Ryan used the first vote of his last months in Congress to defend American military assistance to Saudi Arabia.
Georgia Republican gubernatorial nominee Brian Kemp, right, introduces President Donald Trump during a campaign rally Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, in Macon, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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POLITICS
In Journalism About Race, A Tinge Of Denial
By Alex Pareene
The only appeal the conservative movement has left is white panic. Why is that story still so hard to tell?
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 16: U.S. President Donald Trump confers with U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) following a luncheon celebrating St. Patrick's Day at the U.S. Capitol on March 16, 2017 in Washington, DC. Ryan and Trump continue efforts to find support in both the House and Senate for the American Health Care Act. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Donald Trump Snaps At Paul Ryan: 'He Knows Nothing About' Birthright Citizenship
By Hayley Miller
The speaker of the House echoed the legal consensus that only a constitutional amendment can revoke birthright citizenship.
UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 07: Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, attends a rally with Angel Families on the East Front of the Capitol, to highlight crimes committed by illegal immigrants in the U.S., on September 7, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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POLITICS
Anti-Defamation League Urges Speaker Paul Ryan To Discipline GOP's Steve King
By Sara Boboltz
Rep. King has shown outright support for white nationalist views over the past several months.
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump walks with Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) as they arrive to address a closed House Republican Conference meeting on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., June 19, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
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POLITICS
Paul Ryan Rejects Trump's Claim He Can End Birthright Citizenship
By Lydia O'Connor and Matt Fuller
“Well, you obviously cannot do that,” the House speaker said.
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., speaks to the National Press Club, Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, in Washington. Ryan is delivering an upbeat assessment of the GOP’s accomplishments as he makes the case for his party in the November election. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Messy House Republican Leadership Battle Looms After Midterms
By LISA MASCARO, AP
The GOP lacks a clear heir apparent to take the place of House Speaker Paul Ryan.
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 19: Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) walks with President Donald Trump before a meeting with House Republicans at the United States Capitol Hill on Tuesday June 19, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
The GOP's Vision Of Free Markets Looks A Lot Like Donald Trump's Real Estate Swindle
By Zach Carter
Aristocratic protection is the name of the game.
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 08: Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks at the National Press Club Newsmaker event on October 8, 2018 in Washington, DC. Ryan delivered remarks on 'how Americans are 'Better Off Now,' highlighting the clear contrast between Republican policies and the Democrats' vision for America.' (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Rep. Paul Ryan Says GOP Base 'Activated' By Fight Over Brett Kavanaugh
By Antonia Blumberg
The House speaker touted the new Supreme Court justice's controversial confirmation as a motivating win for Republicans.
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 06: House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks to the media during his weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol on September 6, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Paul Ryan On Massive Hurricane Maria Death Toll: 'Casualties Don't Make A Person Look Bad'
By Hayley Miller
The House speaker addressed President Donald Trump's outrageous denial of the official death toll in Puerto Rico.
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan speaks with reporters during his weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 21, 2018. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein
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POLITICS
Tweeters Roast 'Hypocrite' Paul Ryan Over 'Tribalism Is Morally Wrong' Comments
By Lee Moran
"There was no one, over the past two years, better positioned to combat those things than you, dude, and you were too cowardly and craven to do it."
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 06: House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks to the media during his weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol on September 6, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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House Republicans Urge Paul Ryan To Reauthorize Violence Against Women Act Before It Expires
By Alanna Vagianos
The landmark legislation protecting domestic violence and sexual assault survivors expires Sept. 30.
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 20: U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) arrives at a news conference June 20, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. House Republicans held a conference meeting to discuss immigration. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Paul Ryan Offers Limp Criticism Of Trump Advocating For Corruption
By Matt Fuller
Justice should be blind, Ryan says, with his hands over his eyes.
House Speaker Paul Ryan speaks with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R), House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (L) and Senate Majotiy Whip John Cornyn (2nd L)) before a meeting of the House and Senate leadership with Trump in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on June 6, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
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OPINION
The Republican Party Keeps Convincing Me I Was Right To Leave It
By Kurt Bardella, Columnist
The Trump-era lurch toward authoritarian extremism is a disease that has contaminated the entire Republican Party.
U.S. President Donald Trump listens to questions during an event at which he announced a drug-free communities support program grant in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., August 29, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis
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POLITICS
Trump Wants To Cancel Raises For Federal Workers In 2019
By Dave Jamieson
The president cited the government's "fiscal situation." And after all, someone has to pay for those GOP-approved tax cuts.
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 01: U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) passes by on a wheelchair in a hallway at the Capitol December 1, 2017 in Washington, DC. Senate GOPs indicate that they have enough votes to pass the tax reform bill. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Politicians Grieve John McCain's Death With Touching Tributes
By Carla Herreria and Hayley Miller
The senator earned respect from both sides of the aisle, and tributes from the likes of Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders and Paul Ryan are proof.
U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks at the U.S. House American Enterprise Institute forum in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2018. REUTERS/Alex Wroblewski
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POLITICS
Paul Ryan's Congress Boast About 'Doers' Misses The Mark With Angry Twitter Users
By Lee Moran
"And climate change isn't real, Trump isn't a racist and truth isn't truth."
U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, a Republican from Wisconsin, listens during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. The conference brings together leaders in business, government, technology, philanthropy, academia, and the media to discuss actionable and collaborative solutions to some of the most important questions of our time. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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For Fancy Racists, Classical Liberalism Offers Respect, Intrigue
By Zach Carter
A new, old idea is bubbling up at the nation's cocktail parties.
UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 11: Paul Nehlen, right, primary challenger to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., is introduced on stage during the 'Drain the Swamp' Roy Moore campaign rally in Midland City, Ala., on Monday, Dec. 11, 2017. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
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White Nationalist Paul Nehlen Loses GOP Primary For Paul Ryan's House Seat
By Christopher Mathias
Until HuffPost confronted Nehlen over his explicitly racist and anti-Semitic views, he was the preferred candidate of Steve Bannon and Breitbart News.
Randy Bryce, Democratic U.S. Representative candidate from Wisconsin, speaks with a volunteer during a petition-gathering launch event in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S., on Sunday, April 22, 2018. Bryce, an Army veteran and ironworker, is gathering signatures to get on the November ballot for the race to fill House Speaker Paul Ryan's Wisconsin first congressional district seat, this after Ryan announced he won't be seeking re-election. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Randy Bryce Wins Wisconsin's Democratic Primary In Race For Paul Ryan's House Seat
By Daniel Marans
The ironworker faced a challenge from Cathy Myers that turned nasty.
U.S. President Donald Trump (C) celebrates with Congressional Republicans in the Rose Garden of the White House after the House of Representatives approved the American Healthcare Act, to repeal major parts of Obamacare and replace it with the Republican healthcare plan, in Washington, U.S., May 4, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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POLITICS
The 12 Trumpiest Members of Congress
By Igor Bobic and Matt Fuller
Congrats?
UNITED STATES - JULY 26: Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., conducts his last news conference before the House leaves for the August recess on July 26, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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Paul Ryan Is Part Jewish. Who Knew?
By Carla Baranauckas
The House speaker learns about his heritage in an upcoming episode of the TV show "Finding Your Roots."
US President Donald Trump and US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell make their way to a Senate Republican policy lunch at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on May 15, 2018. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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Trump Again Threatens To Shut Down His Own Government Over Wall Funding
By Igor Bobic
"I would be willing to 'shut down' government if the Democrats do not give us the votes for Border Security," he tweeted.
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Hardline Conservative With Questionable Past Hopes To Replace Speaker Paul Ryan
An alleged scandal in Jim Jordan's past may come back to haunt him.
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Paul Ryan Reading Mean Tweets About Himself Does Not Go Over Well
By Lee Moran
"We’re not laughing with you. You’ve done too much damage to our country."
UNITED STATES - JULY 24: Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., closes the door as he arrives for the House GOP leadership press conference following the House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
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Paul Ryan On Trump Revoking Security Clearances: ‘He’s Just Trolling People’
By Matt Fuller
It's all a big laugh.
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 17: U.S. President Donald Trump talks about his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a meeting with House Republicans in the Cabinet Room of the White House on July 17, 2018 in Washington, DC. Following a diplomatic summit in Helsinki, Trump faced harsh criticism after a press conference with Putin where he would not say whether he believed Russia meddled with the 2016 presidential election. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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OPINION
Enough Already With The 'Trump Voters Still Like Trump' Stories
By Noah Berlatsky, Guest Writer
These articles make Trump look invulnerable, and he's not.
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