Paul Ryan

Donald Trump and Paul Ryan sit behind a wooden table
Kenrya Rankin  Aug 22, 2017 10:25AM EDT

A Rabbi Asked Paul Ryan if He Supports Censuring Trump for His Comments on Charlottesville. Here's What He Said.

How do you think he replied?
Man with palms outstretched toward camera
Kenrya Rankin  Mar 24, 2017 4:00PM EDT

Trump on GOP Health Care Bill: 'We Just Pulled It.'

House Republicans pulled their rewrite of the American Health Care Act just minutes before the rescheduled vote. Watch House Speaker Paul Ryan discuss the change live.
Four adults in suits sit on a blue carpet
Kenrya Rankin  Jun 24, 2016 1:10AM EDT

House Dems Vow to Continue Fight for Gun Control After Holiday

Representative John Lewis: “On July 5th, we’re gonna continue to push, to pull, to stand up and, if necessary, to sit down.”
Kenrya Rankin  Nov 2, 2015 11:38PM EST

Paul Ryan Says House Won’t Tackle Immigration Reform During Obama’s Term

House Speaker Paul Ryan: “I think it would be a ridiculous notion to try and work on an issue like this with a president we simply cannot trust on this issue.”
Imara Jones  Mar 19, 2014 7:00AM EDT

Paul Ryan's Fatally Flawed Economics

Last week Paul Ryan said that “inner city” men don’t understand work. Here’s a look at the ideas that undergird his statement.
Carla Murphy  Mar 13, 2014 12:34PM EDT

Paul Ryan Knows Your Inner City

He learned about it from old people.
Imara Jones  Dec 11, 2013 11:45AM EST

New U.S. Budget Proposal is Promising (Seriously!)

The two-year fiscal deal announced by Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) erases sequestration until 2016, restores funding to badly needed social programs, and allows for new investments in critical areas necessary to grow the economy.
Akiba Solomon  Oct 12, 2012 11:26AM EDT

Why is Abortion a Sidenote in the Big Show?

Staunchly anti-choice Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan got off easy on reproductive health rights at last night’s debate. Which makes sense, since the issue was cast as a personal matter.
Imara Jones  Oct 12, 2012 9:41AM EDT

Paul Ryan Sticks to His Guns--and Points Them at the Social Safety Net

After the vice presidential debate, the divide between the candidates on jobs, Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security could not be more stark.
Jorge Rivas  Aug 31, 2012 2:30PM EDT

Paul Ryan's Black College Girlfriend Wants Nothing To Do With Campaign

She says she wants nothing to with Mitt and Paul’s campaign.
Imara Jones  Aug 30, 2012 9:57AM EDT

Romney's Campaign Wedge: Taxpayers vs. Welfare Queens

Romney doesn’t have enough white support to win. But he knows how to get it.
Channing Kennedy  Aug 20, 2012 9:37AM EDT

What Does Paul Ryan Tell Us About What Romney Thinks? [Reader Forum]

Readers talk about Mitt Romney’s choice of running mate, and what we can deduce about his views of women and people of color.
Akiba Solomon  Aug 17, 2012 9:10AM EDT

Paul Ryan Sullies Black History, Has Woman Problems

The VP candidate is good with online aesthetics but falls short when it comes to women’s reproductive health. Oh, and he’s not below trotting out Dred Scott to get his way.
Imara Jones  Aug 13, 2012 8:31AM EDT

It's Hard to Imagine a Worse Choice for People of Color Than Paul Ryan

Though abhorrent, Ryan’s ideas are not new. Touted as an attempt to rescue America’s future, they’re ripped right out of America’s past.