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  • Boehner: Congress can do immigration this year

    June 11, 2013 8:51 AM

    WASHINGTON - House Speaker John Boehner says he thinks there's a good chance that legislation overhauling America's immigration system can be signed into law "by the end of the year." The Ohio Republican gives his assessment hours before the Senate casts its first votes on a landmark bill that... more »
  • House re-elects Boehner speaker

    January 3, 2013 12:52 PM

    WASHINGTON - Despite grumbling in his own party, John Boehner has been easily re-elected to a two-year term as House speaker. The vote came a day after blistering attacks from lawmakers, including Republicans, over Boehner's decision to cancel a vote on aid to victims of Superstorm Sandy. In the end,... more »
  • 'Fiscal cliff' leaves Boehner a wounded speaker

    December 22, 2012 10:14 AM

    WASHINGTON - John Boehner is a bloodied House speaker following the startling setback his own Republican troops dealt him in their "fiscal cliff" struggle with President Barack Obama. There's plenty of internal grumbling about the Ohio Republican, especially among conservatives, and lots of buzzing about whether his leadership post is... more »
  • Boehner on averting fiscal cliff: 'God only knows'

    December 21, 2012 9:33 AM

    WASHINGTON - House Speaker John Boehner says he's still open to talks with President Barack Obama on avoiding the double economic hit of automatic tax hikes and spending cuts but he needs Obama to compromise more. Boehner spoke to reporters Friday morning, hours after his rank-and-file Republicans handed him... more »
  • Boehner: Differences remain in fiscal cliff talks

    December 12, 2012 1:41 PM

    WASHINGTON - Talks between the White House and House Speaker John Boehner on a deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff" continue out of the public eye. But public statements from lawmakers suggest a deal is not close. Boehner himself says "serious differences" remain between him and President Barack Obama. The... more »
  • Christmas story accompanies lighting of Capitol Tree

    December 4, 2012 6:21 PM

    WASHINGTON - House Speaker John Boehner says the 10,000 lights on the Capitol Christmas Tree represent the "everlasting light" that entered the world with the birth of Jesus Christ. Boehner hosted Tuesday evening's lighting of the 65-foot spruce from Colorado. Eagle Scout Ryan Shuster of Colorado Springs flipped the switch... more »
  • Congress- nude protest

    November 27, 2012 7:36 PM

    Three women who took their clothes off in Congress to protest potential cuts in HIV programs were arrested. They said they wanted to highlight the "naked truth" and linked arms with four men who also stripped down as part of the protest. The women had the words "AIDS cuts kill"... more »
  • House speaker presses Obama for answers on Libya

    October 25, 2012 1:34 PM

    WASHINGTON - House Speaking John Boehner is pressing President Barack Obama for answers about the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. mission in Libya that killed four Americans. Boehner sent a letter to Obama on Thursday asking whether he or senior administration officials had been personally briefed about security... more »
  • GOP rank and file moving behind Boehner debt plan

    July 27, 2011 10:56 AM

    WASHINGTON - House Republicans seem to be rallying behind Speaker John Boehner's plan for lifting the U.S. borrowing cap. Several Republicans said they were warming to Boehner's plan for linking about $1 trillion in budget cuts as the price for raising the debt limit - even though they would... more »
  • No deal yet as possible government shutdown looms

    April 6, 2011 1:36 PM

    WASHINGTON - The Senate's second ranking Democrat said Wednesday that negotiators on the budget are making progress but that conservative GOP policy prescriptions remain obstacles as they scramble to avert a government shutdown this weekend. "I feel better today than I did yesterday," said Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. "There's... more »
  • Boehner asks Obama to Jan. 25 State of the Union

    January 11, 2011 1:24 PM

    WASHINGTON - House Speaker John Boehner has invited President Barack Obama to deliver the State of the Union speech to a joint session of Congress on Jan. 25, the first opportunity for the president to address the full assembly of lawmakers under new divided government. The address is typically an... more »
  • Obama challenges Republicans on tax cuts

    September 8, 2010 1:10 PM

    President Barack Obama says it's time to extend Bush-era tax cuts for the middle class - but the nation can't afford the Republican approach of extending tax cuts for the wealthy as well. In remarks he's prepared for a speech in Ohio, Obama directly addresses House Minority Leader John... more »
  • Congressman's Jobless Brother okay with Vote on Benefits

    July 23, 2010 8:34 PM

    A brother of Republican Congressman John Boehner of Ohio says he's okay with a no vote cast against extending unemployment benefits even though he's out of a job. Boehner and most fellow Republicans opposed the measure but Bob Boehner says he's not bitter. Bob says he doesn't want his brother... more »

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