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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
Mr. Cruz said he hoped his decision would "unite and drive our party" as it tries to reclaim the White House. (Associated Press)

Ted Cruz suspends White House bid

Sen. Ted Cruz suspended his presidential campaign Tuesday after a devastating defeat in Indiana's presidential primary, virtually assuring Donald Trump the GOP's presidential nomination.

May 3, 2016
Donald Trump's victory means he will win most of Indiana's 57 delegates to the July nominating convention, further padding his lead and keeping him on track for a first-ballot victory. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump wins Indiana primary

Donald Trump steamrolled to victory in Indiana on Tuesday, dealing a devastating defeat to Sen. Ted Cruz and the remaining establishment GOP forces who'd hoped in vain for last-minute salvation from the billionaire businessman.

May 3, 2016
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah speaks in Sandy, Utah, in this April 26, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Orrin Hatch demands secret memo that’s aided Obama executive actions

President Obama's unilateral pen-and-phone approach to governing has been aided by a decades-old secret memo that allows him to avoid economic scrutiny of some of the most intrusive rules and regulations his administration has issued, a top senator said Thursday.

April 28, 2016
With major primary victories Tuesday, GOP front-runner Donald Trump needs only a majority of the remaining states to win on the party's first convention ballot. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump in control after delegate haul in Northeast primaries

Donald Trump is now on target to win the Republican presidential nomination at the GOP's July convention, holding support from half of all delegates allocated so far, thanks to a massive haul Tuesday night that puts him firmly in the driver's seat.

April 27, 2016
FILE - This June 21, 2007 file photo show a MQ-1 Predator controlled by the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron stands on the tarmac at Balad Air Base, north of Baghdad, Iraq. A Pentagon official says the U.S. has started flying armed drones over Baghdad to protect U.S. civilians and military forces in the Iraqi capital. The official said the flights started in the last 24 to 48 hours to bolster manned and unmanned reconnaissance flights the military has been sending over violence-wracked Iraq in recent weeks. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the new flights on the record. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File) **FILE**

Duncan Hunter: Coast Guard needs its own drones

Homeland Security officials regularly refuse to send out drones when the Coast Guard requests help with drug interdiction or search-and-rescue operations near the U.S. coast, a top House Republican said in a letter this week demanding answers.

April 27, 2016