Republican House Speaker throws support behind Trump

Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan threw his support behind the party's presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump on Thursday, a key step toward building unity ahead of the US general election in November. The top-ranked Republican currently elected to public office, Ryan dropped a bombshell last month, triggering soul-searching within the fractured party when he said he was "just not ready" to support Trump as the flag bearer. Ryan is developing policy to serve as the basis for the Republic