John Boehner Criticizes Obama's Gay Marriage Decision

2011-10-07T11:00:08Z

House Speaker John Boehner on Friday criticized President Obama over his decision to no longer defend DOMA in court

House Speaker John Boehner on Friday criticized President Obama over his decision to no longer defend in federal court the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)

House Speaker Boehner rejects Obama deficit plan

2011-09-19T09:30:13Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Monday rejected President Barack Obama's $3 trillion plan to cut U.S. deficits, saying it would fail to tackle long-term problems and would raise taxes.

In a statement, Boehner, the to...

Top Republican urges no boycott of Obama speech

2011-09-08T13:30:42Z

US House Speaker John Boehner urged fellow Republicans not to boycott President Barack Obama's jobs speech on Thursday and said he hoped for "common ground" with the Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is one of the few lawmakers left on Capitol Hill.

It's vacation time in Washington, but not quite yet in Reid's office, which on Thur...

US Republicans face record disapproval: poll

2011-08-09T19:30:27Z

Nearly three out of five Americans have an unfavorable view of Republicans, an all-time high, and two in five do not want their own member of Congress reelected, according to a poll out Tuesday.

Overall, 70 percent of respondents to a CNN/ORC International survey said most US<...

Analysis: Obama, Boehner face more tests of uneasy ties

2011-08-05T12:30:12Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - They bonded over golf, bickered over debt, and now President Barack Obama and House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner face even more tests of a...

Analysis: Republican leaders heed Tea Party but risk backlash

2011-08-04T09:30:12Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Emboldened by concessions wrung from their own leadership and President Barack Obama during the debt limit fight, Tea Party-affiliated lawmakers will likely remain a driving force in the Republican Party -- and possibly induce gridlock until the 2012 elections.

The several dozen fiscally conservative,...

Special report: How Washington took the U.S. to the brink

2011-08-04T08:30:20Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world's largest economy was headed toward an unprecedented default, and all Washington wanted to talk about was the manner in which the president had left a room.

A White House meeting in mid-July between President Barack Obama and cong...

Analysis: Debt debate diminishes almost everyone

2011-08-02T13:30:25Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chaotic and often ugly debt-ceiling talks managed to avert a potential economic catastrophe but inflicted new damage to the political reputations of most of the key players.

The 11th-hour deal to raise the federal government's debt ceiling and avoid default was a rare Washington compromise -- it produced...

Snapshot: Lawmakers close to deal on debt

2011-07-31T16:30:12Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Here is what is happening on Sunday as U.S. lawmakers and the White House race to broker a deal to raise the country's $14.3 trillion borrowing ceiling by Tuesday's deadline and avoid default on obligations.

* Senate Democratic L...

So Long, Speaker Boehner?

2011-07-28T10:30:26Z

With tea partiers reluctant to negotiate, he has only bad choices as the default deadline looms.

House Speaker John Boehner is stuck between the tea party and a hard place. No matter what happens in the debt ceiling debate, it shouldn’t surprise anyone if the Ohio Republican is the top dog...

Snapshot: What to expect Thursday in debt crisis

2011-07-28T08:00:16Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Here is what to expect on Thursday as lawmakers try to close in on a deal for Congress to raise the U.S. government's $14.3 trillion borrowing limit by an August 2 deadline and avoid a debt default:

* House of Representatives Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner looked over his restive Republican troops on Wednesday and told them: "Get your ass in line."

Boehner's backside may be on the line as well in a cliffhanger dispute over raising the debt ceiling by the rapidly approaching deadline of next Tuesday.

Boehner is push...

Politicos Twitter over debt debate

2011-07-26T20:30:17Z

With the White House and Republicans locked in a tense showdown over the US debt, both sides have taken to social network Twitter with a vengeance to score points in 140 characters or less.

Since talks began, President Barack Obama<...

A few Democrats may back Boehner debt plan: Hoyer

2011-07-26T08:30:22Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief Democratic vote counter in the House of Representatives said on Tuesday that a few members of his party may back a budget plan developed by House Speaker John Boehner.

"Maybe a few" Democra...

Timeline: Congress has a week to write a debt deal

2011-07-25T17:30:15Z

(Reuters) - The Congress faces an August 2 deadline for raising the government's $14.3 trillion limit on borrowing and averting a potentially catastrophic default.

President Barack Obama and congressional leaders -- Republicans and Democrats -- have b...

Tea Party activists tell Boehner to stand firm

2011-07-25T14:30:22Z

WEST CHESTER, Ohio (Reuters) - Tea Party activists demanded House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner deliver on budget cuts at a rally on Monday at his Ohio offices, urging the Republican leader to "stand strong" in debt negotiations.

About 100 people chanted "no more spending" a...

Boehner introduces debt plan, says can pass Senate

2011-07-25T13:30:11Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Speaker John Boehner, the top Republican in Congress, introduced a new plan on Monday to approve an increase in the debt ceiling based on the principles of the "cut, cap and balance" plan that can pass in the Democratic-controlled Senate.

Boehner said it would be irresponsible for

House Speaker Boehner to hold press conference 4 p.m. Monday

2011-07-25T11:30:10Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner has scheduled a press conference for 4 p.m. EDT on Monday, his office said.

Boehner, the top Republican in Congress, is expected to discuss efforts to pass legislation raising the U.S. debt limit by an August 2 deadline.

(Reporting by Richard C...

Timeline: How the debt talks spiraled into crisis

2011-07-24T14:00:09Z

(Reuters) - With financial markets on edge, White House officials and Republican leaders scrambled to reassure them that the United States will avert default and lift its $14.3 trillion borrowing limit before August 2.

Following is a timeline of the U.S. debt d...

Boehner says lawmakers seek debt limit solution

2011-07-23T12:00:09Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Saturday he and other congressional leaders are seeking a bipartisan solution to raise the debt limit by an August 2 deadline and avoid a U.S. default.

In a s...

Obama calls crisis debt talks as default looms

2011-07-22T20:30:09Z

US President Barack Obama angrily summoned top lawmakers for crisis talks Saturday on averting a disastrous early August debt default that could send shockwaves through the fragile global economy.

With an August 2 deadline fast approaching, Obama warned that polarized lawmakers must have a plan for raising the $14.3 trillion US debt ceiling by the time skittish world markets pass judgment Monday on the stalemate.<...

Obama to meet House Republican leaders Wednesday: White House

2011-07-20T12:00:28Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet with Republican House of Representatives leader John Boehner and

Analysis: Latest House debt plan may lead to compromise

2011-07-18T05:30:24Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The latest Republican plan to avert a looming default is a fierce statement of conservative principles that pushes the party's negotiating position farther to the right.

That's why it may be the first step on the road to compromise.

By giving Tea Party conservatives in the

Latest House debt plan may lead to compromise

2011-07-17T06:00:06Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The latest Republican plan to avert a looming U.S. default is a fierce statement of conservative principles that pushes the party's negotiating position farther to the right.

That's why it may be the first step on the road to compromise.

By giving Tea Party conservatives in the Reuters) - Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner pushed for immediate spending cuts at Monday's debt-reduction meeting with President Barack Obama and fellow congressional leaders, a Republican aide said.

"The speaker took issue ...

Obama calls more talks to break US debt impasse

2011-07-10T19:30:23Z

US President Barack Obama convened a second consecutive day of crisis talks Monday, but a polarized Washington appeared far from a deal to stave off a catastrophic debt default.

Obama met Sunday evening with congressional leaders, including Republican House Speaker John Boehner, but 75 minutes of t...

Boehner warns of jobs 'jeopardy' if US defaults

2011-07-08T14:30:35Z

Republican US House Speaker John Boehner poured cold water Friday on talk of an "imminent deal" with the White House to raise the US debt limit, but warned of dire fallout unless one is reached soon.

"The situation that we face is pretty urgent. Matter of fact, I think I would describe it as dire," Boehner, w...

Analysis: Boehner faces huge stakes in debt debate

2011-06-24T13:30:16Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican John Boehner faces his greatest test yet as the leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, one that may determine his political fate and the country's fiscal well-being.

Boehner has navi...

Power golf as Obama, Boehner take to the links

2011-06-03T20:30:27Z

Golf-loving foes President Barack Obama and Republican Speaker John Boehner will take their feud onto the fairways for a long-awaited round later this month.

A game between the two rivals has long been rumored, despite the two men being at odds over slashing the deficit, taxes and budget cuts.

A White H...

Deal near to extend surveillance tactics: aide

2011-05-19T18:00:05Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional leaders have struck a deal to extend key anti-terrorism surveillance tactics for four years, a senior Democratic aide said on Thursday, a move that would avoid a potentially contentious fight over the tactics.

The three tactics, initially approved by Congress in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks, were set to expire later this month. Under the dea...

Statue of President Ford dedicated in Capitol

2011-05-03T12:00:46Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional leaders gathered on Tuesday to witness the dedication of a statue of the late former president Gerald Ford in the Capitol Rotunda.

The statue is the state of Michigan's placement for the National Statuary Hall Collection in the Capitol.

"Now the gentleman from US House Speaker John Boehner, on a visit to Baghdad, hailed Iraq's march toward self-governance by year's end, praising it as "a different country" from the violence-ridden recent past.

"Just four years ago, a terrorist insurgency was killing innocent c...

Maliki tells US's Boehner Iraqi troops are ready

2011-04-16T18:30:23Z

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki insisted Iraqi forces were capable of maintaining security in the country during talks with US House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner in Baghdad on Saturday.

Maliki's evening meeting with Boehner...

US Congress approves spending cut measure

2011-04-14T20:30:25Z

The US Congress on Thursday sent President Barack Obama a bill cutting some $40 billion from domestic programs and foreign aid, a skirmish in a broader war over the cash-strapped government's finances.

The Senate voted 81-19 to pass the measure after the House of Representatives<...

The budget debate

2011-04-13T02:32:08Z

Moving forward, the nation can't afford the GOP's plans for the future

Congress is scheduled to vote later this week on the deal struck late Friday that averted a government shutdown. The proposal, which would cut $38.5 billion in spending from the fiscal year that ends in September, will set the stage for a larger debate on spending over the coming months.As it is, things don't look terribl...

Obama, Republicans avert govt shutdown

2011-04-09T13:30:18Z

A last-gasp deal slashing spending prevented a US government shutdown set for Saturday, ending -- at least for now -- a rancorous budget row between President Barack Obama and his newly empowered Republican foes.

Party leaders clinched the agreement, including some $38.5 billion of extra spending cuts, after intense bargaining, barely an hour before the federal governme...

US-POLITICS Summary

2011-04-09T11:30:05Z

Budget deal avoids shutdown

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The last-minute budget deal President Barack Obama and congressional leaders struck to avert a government shutdown paves the way for what Republicans promised on Saturday will be more spending fights to come. With just over an hour to spare before a midnight de...

US lawmakers reach deal to avert govt shutdown

2011-04-09T08:30:10Z

A dramatic 11th-hour deal slashing spending has staved off a US government shutdown, ending a rancorous budget row between President Barack Obama and his newly empowered Republican foes.

Party leaders clinched the agreement, including some $38.5 billion dollars of extra spending cuts, after intense bargaining, barely an hour before the federal government effectively ran...

House Speaker Boehner confirms budget deal

2011-04-08T20:30:09Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Friday that a deal had been struck on funding the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year that ends on September 30, ending fears of a government shutdown.

"I am pleased Senator Reid an...

Key dispute resolved in budget talks: Sen. Durbin

2011-04-08T18:30:11Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Assistant Senate Democratic Leader Richard Durbin said on Friday that a dispute over federal funding for family planning agencies has been resolved in the ongoing U.S. budget negotiations.

Durbin also urged Reuters) - Garbage will pile up in the streets of the capital, the Statue of Liberty will close and astronauts will stay home if the Congress fails to reach a budget deal and the government shuts down.

Government services that are deemed as nonessential run out of funding at midnight on Friday without ...

Shutdown would close parks, crimp paychecks

2011-04-08T10:00:13Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Garbage will pile up in the streets of the capital, the Statue of Liberty will close and families of soldiers at war could struggle to pay the bills if Congress fails to reach a budget deal and the government shuts down this weekend.

Government services that are deemed as nonessential run ou...

Crunchtime for Obama as government shutdown looms

2011-04-08T08:30:28Z

The clock was ticking on Friday for Republicans and Democrats to come up with a deal to avert a government shutdown at midnight after President Barack Obama failed to resolve the impasse.

With Obama's order ringing in their ears, negotiators from both sides worked through a second ...

US shutdown looms as Obama budget talks end

2011-04-07T20:30:11Z

US President Barack Obama demanded an answer from Republicans on Friday on a deal to avert a government shutdown, heaping intense pressure on his sworn foes a day ahead of a looming deadline.

Obama's second consecutive late-night summit with Republican House of Re...

Shutdown looms as Obama budget talks end

2011-04-07T19:30:24Z

President Barack Obama held his second late-night summit in a row with his top Republican foe, groping for a budget deal that would avert a US government shutdown just over 24 hours away.

Obama hunkered down in the Oval Office with Reuters) - A White House meeting between President Barack Obama and congressional leaders was ending and a joint statement was expected from Republican House Speaker John Boehner

Obama, Congress leaders start U.S. budget meeting

2011-04-07T17:30:45Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has begun a meeting with congressional leaders at the White House to discuss ways to avoid a government shutdown at the end of this week, according to congressional aides.

The meeting, with

Shutdown looms as Obama budget talks fail

2011-04-07T17:30:29Z

The United States slipped closer to a government shutdown as President Barack Obama's latest summit with the top Republican leader failed to cut a deal on spending ahead of a Friday deadline.

A stern-faced Republican House of Representatives speaker Reuters) - There will be a one-hour delay in a meeting on Thursday between President Barack Obama and congressional leaders, which is now set to begin at 8 p.m. EDT, according to a congressional aide.

Obama is set to meet with Reuters) - Hard-nosed rivals with tough backgrounds, John Boehner and Harry Reid are locked in a bitter fight over spending cuts but aides say they have a good relationship that may offer the best hope of avoiding a government shutdown.

Boehner, th...

Obama leads late-night budget talks

2011-04-06T20:30:16Z

President Barack Obama held crunch late-night talks with Washington's top Republican seeking a deal to break a budget impasse threatening to shutter swathes of the US government.

Obama earlier told Republicans to "quit playing games" while they accused him of lacking leadership, as a Friday dead...

Obama ups ante in budget row with Republicans

2011-04-05T19:30:38Z

An impatient President Barack Obama made a dramatic intervention in a budget row that could paralyze the US government, warning it would be "inexcusable" not to reach a deal before Friday's deadline.

Obama upped the ante after he met top Republican and Democratic leaders at the White House but fa...

John Boehner Pressed For DOMA Defense Briefing

2011-04-05T09:00:27Z

Six House Democrats behind the effort to repeal DOMA have asked John Boehner for a briefing on efforts to defend the law in court

Six House Democrats behind the effort to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) have asked House Speaker John Boehner for a briefing on efforts to defend the law in court.

A Boehner-appointed...

Obama invites top lawmakers, spending feud rages

2011-04-04T18:30:43Z

President Barack Obama on Monday invited top US Congress leaders for talks to break an impasse on spending cuts, with an elusive deal needed by week's end to avert a partial government shutdown.

But Republican House Speaker John Boehner, expected to attend the Tuesday meeting, blasted a tentative compr...

Obama, Republicans seek spending cut endgame

2011-04-03T09:30:16Z

President Barack Obama and his Republican foes, spurred on by archconservatives irate over gaping deficits, have until Friday to agree on what may be the deepest spending cuts in US history.

Key Democratic and Republican lawmakers, joined by top Obama aides, are inching privately towards a deal to fund the government to October 1 and avert a partial federal shutdown tri...

Obama says time 'running short' on budget talks

2011-04-02T19:30:31Z

US President Barack Obama told top congressional leaders Saturday that budget negotiators are "running short on time" to avoid a government shutdown.

Obama made separate phone calls to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a fellow Democrat, and Republican House Speaker John Boehner.

No US budget deal just yet, says top Republican

2011-03-31T19:30:32Z

US House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday there was no budget deal yet to keep the government operating, and insisted his fellow Republicans would fight for huge spending cuts during negotiations with Democrats.

"There's no agreement on numbers, and nothing will b...

Reid's complimentary words may put Boehner in a pickle

2011-03-29T04:01:09Z

WASHINGTON - It's been more than a month since Democrats and Republicans drew lines in the sand over federal budget cuts, but the weeks of angry words and accusations have done nothing to bring the sides closer to a compromise.

So Sen. Harry Reid is taking a different approach. He's trying to woo Reid, Boehner hope unflinching budget postures will spare them blame if lights go out

WASHINGTON

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker John Boehner have locked themselves into a trillion-dollar game of chicken as lawmakers gear up for the final days of a budget showdown. The stakes aren't as much whether the government will shut down - as who is going to take the bl...

The unkindest of cuts

2011-03-29T02:30:37Z

Republicans in Congress side with Tea Party to gut important services

Republican leaders in the House of Representatives had lunch at the White House on Wednesday to talk about the budget and other issues with President Barack Obama...

Democrats offer deeper cuts in budget fight

2011-03-28T10:00:18Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's Democrats on Monday moved beyond their earlier proposals to cut U.S. spending in an attempt to revive stalled budget talks that would avert a government shutdown.

The latest White House

Five GetEQUAL Activists Arrested Protesting John Boehner's DOMA Action

2011-03-11T06:00:20Z

Five members of the gay rights group GetEQUAL were arrested Wednesday outside House Speaker John Boehner's West Chester, Ohio office

Five members of the gay rights group GetEQUAL were arrested Wednesday outside House Speaker John Boehner's West Chester, Ohio office...

Tea Party pressures Boehner in budget battle

2011-03-10T09:30:28Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner is under pressure from fiscal conservatives in his own party to push steep spending cuts, with a Tea Party stalwart likening the Ohio Republican to "a fool" for not taking a sharper knife to public programs.

Boehner's House Republicans are leading the way in the rush to cut spending to bring down the budget def...

John Boehner To Defend Gay Marriage Ban DOMA

2011-03-10T07:30:29Z

A five-member panel appointed by House Speaker John Boehner has instructed the House to defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)

A five-member panel appointed by House Speaker John Boehner has instructed the House to defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the The Family Research Council (FRC) supports House Speaker John Boehner's decision to defend the Defense of Marriage Act in court

The Family Research Council (FRC) supports House Speaker John Boehner's decision to defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in court.

Gay GOP group Log Cabin Republicans support House Speaker John Boehner's decision to defend DOMA in court

Gay GOP group Log Cabin Republicans support House Speaker John Boehner's decision to defend the President Barack Obama repudiated the measure.

Boehner said in a statement that he would convene a panel of congressional leaders that can trigger legal action on behalf of the US House...

Kirsten Gillibrand Urges John Boehner Not To Defend DOMA

2011-03-02T13:00:25Z

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has urged House Speaker John Boehner not to defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in court
New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has urged House Speaker John Boehner not to defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in court, ...

Republican leaders mum on Biden-led budget talks

2011-03-02T10:00:06Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican congressional leaders on Wednesday declined to say whether they will participate in budget talks led by the White House to overcome a bitter partisan divide on federal spending.
House Speaker John Boehner and <...

Boehner says House likely to defend marriage act

2011-02-28T07:00:05Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives will likely issue its own defense of a federal law abandoned by the White House that defines marriage as being between a man and a woman, House Reuters) - The risk of a government shutdown appeared to ease on Tuesday after a top Republican backed passing a stopgap measure to keep programs running, although at an unspecified reduced level, and the White House said it expected a shutdown to be avoided.

White House expects to avoid government shutdown

2011-02-22T13:31:00Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The risk of a government shutdown appeared to ease on Tuesday after a top Republican backed passing a stopgap measure to keep programs running, although at a reduced level, and the White House said it expected a shutdown to be avoided.
Reuters) - Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner said on Tuesday that his chamber would be willing to pass a short-term, spending-cut bill to avoid a shutdown of the U.S. government.
In a statement, Boehner said if the Democratic-led Senate refuses to vote on the spending-cut bill pas...

US House votes to cut $61 bn in govt spending

2011-02-19T09:30:11Z

The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives voted early on Saturday to cut about $61 billion in government spending, setting the stage for a bruising political battle with Democrats who control the Senate and the White House.
The 235-189 partisan-lin...

Obama foes target office expenses for cuts

2011-01-06T09:30:20Z

US Republicans, the new rulers in the House of Representatives, move Thursday to make good on a campaign vow to slash spending with a mostly symbolic vote to cut lawmakers' office budgets.
President Barack Obama's Democrats were expected to join Republicans to pass a bill to slice five percent from House expenses...

Obama foe Boehner takes helm as US speaker

2011-01-05T19:30:51Z

US House Speaker John Boehner, now the sharpest Republican thorn in President Barack Obama's side, has been both bomb-thrower and bridge-builder in his two-decades in Washington politics.
Boehner, who replaced

Reconsider health repeal, officials urge Boehner

2011-01-05T15:30:41Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration warned House Republicans on Wednesday that any move to repeal the sweeping healthcare overhaul passed last year would erase critical consumer protections and set the nation back on course toward skyrocketing health costs.
The House is already planning a largely symbolic vote o...

From U.S. heartland to House speaker, Boehner eyes cuts

2011-01-04T22:30:07Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - John Boehner, the product of a tough upbringing in America's heartland, will bring a natural mistrust of big government when he takes over as speaker of the U...

Boehner to create ladies' room off House floor

2010-12-01T15:30:46Z

Speaker-in-waiting Boehner plans to create women's restroom off House floor
Call it congressional potty parity.
House Speaker-to-be John Boehner is planning to install the first-ever women's restroom next to the floor of the House of Representatives.
Boehner's office says he'll direc...

Congress GOP leaders to meet with governors

2010-11-29T14:41:56Z
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TSA: Some gov't officials to skip airport security

2010-11-23T14:31:22Z

TSA: Gov't officials with security details don't have to go through airport X-rays, pat-downs
Cabinet secretaries, top congressional leaders and an exclusive group of senior U.S. officials are exempt from toughened new airport screening procedures when they fly commercially with government-approved federal security details.
Aviation security officials would not name those who can skip the controversial screening, but other officials said those V...

Obama foes vows quick action against health overhaul

2010-11-18T20:30:52Z

Top US House Republican John Boehner on Thursday vowed quick action next year to try to roll back President Barack Obama's signature overhaul of the US health care system.
"You'll see us move quickly enough," said Boehner, who is set to repla...

House Democrats keep Nancy Pelosi as their leader

2010-11-18T14:31:56Z

House Democrats elect Nancy Pelosi to remain as their leader despite big election losses
House Democrats elected Nancy Pelosi to remain as their leader Wednesday despite massive party losses in this month's congressional elections that prompted some lawmakers to call for new leadership. Pelosi, the nation's first female House speaker, w...

Year of Tears Boehner

2010-12-31T04:30:27Z
FILE - Fighting back tears, House Republican leader John Boehner of Ohio celebrates the GOP's victory that changes the balance of power in Congress and will likely elevate him to speaker of the House, during an election night gathering hosted by the Tim Scott, R-S.C., left, leads following a Republican news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. From left are Scott, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor, Rep....

Boehner

2010-12-02T13:02:05Z
House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, speaks at center, as Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, left, and Greg Walden, R-Greg Walden, R-Ore., share a laugh,during a news conference on Capitol Hill in

Obama Congress

2010-11-30T11:02:20Z
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., accompanied by House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, after their meeting with

Republican Leadership

2010-11-23T15:01:00Z
House Speaker in-waiting John Boehner of Ohio, second from right, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010. From left are, Rep.-elect Tom Scott, R-S.C.,

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