April 28, 2016 Boehner unleashed: Ex-speaker calls Cruz 'Lucifer,' 'miserable son of a b----' John Boehner, the famously blunt ex-House speaker, left no doubt he's not a fan of fellow Republican Ted Cruz, leaping off the sidelines of the presidential race Wednesday night to unleash a stunning verbal lashing of the Texas senator, reportedly calling him “Lucifer in the flesh” and a “miserable son of a bitch.”
April 28, 2016 Lawsuit claims Hastert owes accuser $1.8M in hush money A man who alleges he was sexually abused by former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert and later promised $3.5 million to stay quiet filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit Monday, saying he's owed more than half the money Hastert promised.
April 28, 2016 Trump threat to House GOP control? No worries, says Ryan Some Republicans may be losing sleep over the prospects that Donald Trump could cost Republicans House control this November, but Speaker Paul Ryan says he's not one of them.
April 28, 2016 Ryan says open GOP convention 'more likely' House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday it’s looking “more likely” the Republican Party will face an open convention in July – meaning, a floor fight to pick a nominee – and that Donald Trump and the party might want to accept that “reality.”
April 28, 2016 From Obama court pick to Ryan 2016 chatter, DC debates going nowhere – for now What do the nomination of Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court, the House Republican budget, a new courtship of House Speaker Paul Ryan to run for president and Washington, D.C., commuters have in common? They were all going nowhere Wednesday.
April 28, 2016 Could a President Trump, Cruz work with Paul Ryan and Congress? Republicans have a rare opportunity to control the White House and Congress come January, but a win by either of the party’s top presidential candidates – Donald Trump or Ted Cruz – hardly guarantees a GOP revolution in Washington.
April 28, 2016 Ryan takes swipe at Trump following KKK controversy House Speaker Paul Ryan flexed the muscle of the Republican Party on Tuesday, telling Donald Trump in no uncertain terms that if he intends to carry the GOP flag into November he “must reject” hate groups.
April 28, 2016 Republican leaders caught in crossfire of Haley-Trump feud Congressional Republican leaders found themselves caught Thursday in the middle of a mounting feud over South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s criticism of Donald Trump, complicating their efforts to ease party divisions and craft a legislative agenda for the year.
January 17, 2016 Paul Ryan lays out his party's agenda for 2016 Speaker of the House joins the debate