Tag: John Boehner
AP poll: Republicans want principles, not compromise
As GOP lawmakers in the House decide whether to unite around Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as the next speaker, an Associated Press-GfK poll finds...
Paul Ryan seeks unity from House GOP to run for speaker
Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan says he's got to have unity from divided House Republicans before he will serve as their speaker, a tall order...
Prospective speakers multiply in House as all wait on Paul Ryan
Every day another Republican lawmaker seems to wake up and decide that he - and in at least one case, she - might make...
Analysis: GOP is party desperately in search of a leader
The GOP is a party in chaos, desperately in search of a leader.
In the unruly U.S. House, Republicans enjoy a near-historic majority, yet deep...
Becky Gerritson speaks out on GOP House speaker debacle
The fallout from Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's decision not to pursue the Speaker of the House post soon to be abdicated by John Boehner - just hours...
Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy withdraws his candidacy for speaker
In a stunning move, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy withdrew his candidacy for House speaker Thursday, throwing Congress' Republican leadership into chaos.
McCarthy was heavily favored...
Hillary Clinton slams Benghazi committee in TV interview, ad
Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday lashed out at the special House committee investigating the deadly attacks in Benghazi, Libya, calling it a partisan political...
U.S. House of Representatives: Oct. 5 – Oct. 9
Monday morning Speaker John Boehner postponed the election of majority leader and majority whip until next month, a move many consider a direct blow to...
No shutdown: Congress approves bill to keep government open
Just hours before a midnight deadline, a bitterly divided Congress approved a stopgap spending bill Wednesday to keep the federal government open - but...
U.S. House of Representatives: Sept. 21 – Oct. 2
Even though the House was out of session for all but two days last week, it proved to be one of the most eventful two...
