Finally, House Speaker Paul Ryan edged President Donald Trump out of the nation's attention.

National Perspective — David Shribman — September 27, 2017

David Shribman

The Wisconsin Republican's astonishing announcement that he would not seek another term rocked Washington in a way that almost nothing Trump has done, said, threatened or tweeted. That is a high achievement in an age when — coast to coast, continent to continent — the president has been part of almost every conversation, the source of hope and despair, the object of wonder and horror.

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