Ryan Tells GOP Lawmakers He Won’t Defend Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) – The nation’s most powerful Republican told his party Monday that he now is focusing on ensuring Hillary Clinton doesn’t get a blank check as president with a Democratic-controlled Congress, suggesting that he doesn’t believe Donald Trump can win the election.
House Speaker Paul Ryan’s office quickly said he was not conceding the election’s outcome. But pro-Trump GOP House members got that impression, pushing back and saying Trump can still wi