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House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 10, 2016. Ryan is expected to meet with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday, May 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Paul Ryan: Trump from ‘different wing’ of GOP

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Wednesday that he and likely GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump are "from different wings of the party," and Thursday's meeting is about trying to find a way to unify their visions.

May 11, 2016
"We fully acknowledge we have an uphill climb ahead of us, but we're used to that," Sen. Bernard Sanders said in the fundraising email. "We have been fighting uphill from the day this campaign began, and we're going to stay in the race until the last vote is cast." (Associated Press)

Bernie Sanders wins West Virginia primary

Sen. Bernard Sanders was projected to win West Virginia's Democratic presidential primary Tuesday night, earning a second straight victory as he continues to stall Hillary Clinton's coronation as her party's nominee.

May 10, 2016
In this July 8, 2015, file photo a bumblebee gathers nectar on a wildflower in Appleton, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Feds pay researcher to have bee sting his penis

Taxpayers paid for one scientist to have a bee sting his penis and paid other researchers to figure out that cheerleaders look more attractive in a group than individually, according to a painful new survey of wasteful spending released Tuesday by Sen. Jeff Flake.

May 10, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. speaks at a campaign rally, Monday, May 9, 2016, in Atlantic City, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Bernie Sanders’ tax and spend plan is ‘severe’ drag on economy: Study

Sen. Bernard Sanders' health and other spending plans would cost a whopping $33.3 trillion over the next decade, and his massive tax increases would still pay for less than half of it, leaving a gaping hole that would be a "substantial drag on the economy," the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center said in a new report Monday.

May 9, 2016
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said he does want to end up supporting Mr. Trump, though the billionaire businessman will have to convince Republicans that he accepts their philosophy of limited government and must prove he will tone down the bullying and insults that characterized the Trump campaign during the primaries. (Associated Press)

Paul Ryan: ‘Not there right now’ on backing Donald Trump

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Thursday that he is withholding his support from presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, adding to the bizarre and tense conversation that has erupted as the party tries to come to grips with its new standard-bearer.

May 5, 2016
Donald Trump speaks during a primary night news conference Tuesday in New York. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump ousts Ted Cruz from race with Indiana win

Donald Trump won Indiana's primary Tuesday, forcing Sen. Ted Cruz from the race and solidifying himself as the GOP's' presumptive presidential nominee -- a result that was unthinkable to most Republicans just a few months ago.

May 3, 2016