WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan's abandonment of Donald Trump is aimed at protecting Republican control of the House. But it may test his hold on his own job and his long-term ambitions.
Ryan's announcement this week that he won't defend his party's volatile presidential nominee and that GOP candidates should choose their own paths to victory — with or without Trump — has impelled some Republicans to suggest they may not back his re-election as speaker.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan's abandonment of Donald Trump is aimed at protecting Republican control of the House. But it may test his hold on his own job and his long-term ambitions.
Ryan's announcement this week that he won't defend his party's volatile presidential nominee and that GOP candidates should choose their own paths to victory — with or without Trump — has impelled some Republicans to suggest they may not back his re-election as speaker.…
