Speaker Paul Ryan issues warning to ex-FBI lawyer defying subpoena
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Paul Ryan is warning former FBI lawyer Lisa Page that she must appear for a private interview with two House committees investigating the Justice Department or the House could take action against her.Page's attorney said late Tuesday that she would not appear for a private interview Wednesday with the House Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform committees, despite a subpoena.
'America is open for business:' Pres. Trump praises groundbreaking for $10 billion Foxconn facility
MOUNT PLEASANT -- President Donald Trump and Wisconsin Gov.
Speaker Ryan, Congressman Sensenbrenner endorse Leah Vukmir for Senate
JANESVILLE — House Speaker Paul Ryan and U.S. Rep.
Paul Ryan on Harley's decision to shift some production overseas: 'Further proof of harm from tariffs'
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Wisconsin's top Republican leaders are not criticizing President Donald Trump's trade policy or Harley-Davidson's decision to shift the production of motorcycles headed for Europe from the U.S. to factories overseas.The Milwaukee-based company said Monday it's making the move because of a spike in European Union tariffs on its motorcycles exported from the U.S.A spokeswoman for House Speaker Paul Ryan, of Wisconsin, says Harley's decision is "further proof of the harm from unilateral tariffs." AshLee Strong says the best way to help American workers, consumers and manufacturers is to open new markets and not raise barriers.Fellow Republican Gov.
Paul Ryan endorses former aide Bryan Steil to replace him
MADISON — House Speaker Paul Ryan has endorsed his former aide Bryan Steil to replace him in Congress.Ryan told WISN-AM on Monday that he is endorsing now because he believes it's important for Republicans to unify in the race.
House Republicans divided as Speaker Paul Ryan struggles to keep clout
WASHINGTON — Seven months before his planned retirement, House Speaker Paul Ryan is facing growing disruption among the GOP ranks, raising fresh questions about his ability to lead a divided group of Republicans through a tough election season.Ryan sought to quell infighting Tuesday, dashing back to Washington from Wisconsin and abandoning plans for family time at home, as he tried to unify the factions and reassert control over the majority.In remarks to reporters, the speaker acknowledged restlessness among Republican lawmakers and argued an internal election to replace him at the helm would be a distraction.
'Timing is everything:' Democrat Rep. Peter Barca won't run for Paul Ryan's congressional seat
MADISON — Democratic Rep.
House chaplain wins job back after scalding letter to Speaker Ryan
WASHINGTON — The embattled chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives has won his job back just hours after sending a scalding letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan that accused a top Ryan staff aide of telling him "something like 'maybe it's time that we had a Chaplain that wasn't a Catholic.'"Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican, forced Reverend Pat Conroy to tender his resignation last month, sparking a firestorm.
After outcry, House Speaker Paul Ryan speaks on chaplain firing during appearance in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE -- House Speaker Paul Ryan on Monday, April 30 in Milwaukee said politics wasn't the reason he forced House Chaplain Patrick Conroy to resign.Ryan faced outrage after Father Conroy said he was asked to quit without being given a reason.Ryan, who is Catholic, said his decision was based on feedback he'd received from lawmakers."This was not about politics or prayers.
Republican Bryan Steil announces he's running for Congress to replace Speaker Ryan
JANESVILLE -- Republican Bryan Steil announced on Sunday, April 22 that he's running to replace House Speaker Paul Ryan in Congress, becoming the frontrunner in the GOP primary."I want to take our Wisconsin work ethic and my problem-solving experience to Washington's nonstop crisis factory," Steil told several dozen supporters gathered at Performance Micro Tool in Janesville.Steil has been a member of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents since 2016.
Republican field grows in race to replace Paul Ryan
MADISON — The Republican field is growing in the race to replace House Speaker Paul Ryan, but he says he won't immediately endorse anyone.Ryan said in a speech Friday in Madison that he is deferring on making an endorsement out of respect to people still considering whether to get in before the June 1 deadline.Kevin Steen, an applications engineer who's never run for office before, announced Thursday he is running.
Rep. Samantha Kerkman to seek re-election in Legislature; declines to run for Ryan seat
MADISON — Another Republican Wisconsin state lawmaker is declining to run for Congress to replace House Speaker Paul Ryan.State Rep.
Reince Priebus says he won't run for Paul Ryan's seat
MADISON -- Former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus took himself out of consideration Thursday as a candidate to replace retiring House Speaker Paul Ryan, as other Wisconsin Republicans contemplated whether to join the fray.Ryan abruptly announced Wednesday that he will not seek re-election in November.
Paul Ryan's wife Janna: 'It will be hard to turn the page'
JANESVILLE — One person in Paul Ryan's hometown of Janesville knows better than anyone why he decided to retire after 20 years in Congress."It will be hard to turn the page," Ryan's wife, Janna Ryan, said Wednesday during a break from a downtown shopping trip. "I wouldn't say a weight has been lifted, but it's a chapter I'm looking forward to."A tearful Janna Ryan said she planned to stop by his office and hug everyone who worked there as the political fallout from her husband's decision reverberated across his hometown, state and the country.Ryan has lived his entire life in Janesville, other than four years when he went to college in Ohio, and still lives there with his wife and three children.