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  1. Boehner Pals With Obama After Calling Cruz Lucifer

    Just days after former House Speaker John Boehner called fellow Republican Ted Cruz "Lucifer in the flesh," Boehner was an eager and active participant in a comedy sketch video with President Barack Obama. During his time as speaker, Boehner oft ...

    Brian Lilley - 5.3.2016

  2. House Speaker Ryan Steps in to 'Wipe the Slate Clean'

    Rep. Paul Ryan is now speaker of the House and the youngest to serve in 150 years. As he received the gavel from Nancy Pelosi, he vowed to make a fresh start to fix the "broken" House, as Fox News reports. Ryan said he wants to lead a Congress t ...

    Trey Sanchez - 10.29.2015

  3. Obama-Boehner Team Up One Last Time on Mega-Budget

    Against the wishes of conservatives inside his own party, outgoing House Speaker John Boehner teamed up with Democrats to push through a two-year budget deal that will increase the debt ceiling by $80 billion and put off any other votes over the national ...

    Brian Lilley - 10.27.2015

  4. UPDATE: McCarthy Withdraws From Speaker Race

    Front-runner for the speakership House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy made a stunning announcement Thursday that he is withdrawing from the race to replace outgoing Speaker John Boehner. Fox News reports that the only reason McCarthy gave was that "i ...

    Trey Sanchez - 10.8.2015

  5. Chaffetz Will Challenge McCarthy for Speaker of the House

    On Sunday, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) announced he will challenge Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to replace current Speaker of the House John Bohner. Boehner announced last week that he will step down as speaker at the end of October. Chaffetz officially anno ...

    Sarah Fisher - 10.5.2015

  6. Rep. McCarthy Gives Boehner B-; Pledges to Be Totally Different

    On Tuesday's Hannity on Fox News, House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) tried to tell host Sean Hannity how he would differ from outgoing Speaker John Boehner if he takes over the job. But even though he had 11 minutes to do so, McCarthy w ...

    Trey Sanchez - 9.30.2015

  7. Boehner Warns of GOP's 'False Prophets' and 'Jackass' Senator Ted Cruz

    Outgoing Speaker of House John Boehner appeared on CBS' Face the Nation on Sunday to tear into his conservative critics, calling them "false prophets." He also described these unnamed prophets as whipping "people into a frenzy" t ...

    Sarah Fisher - 9.28.2015

  8. Levin: Don't back McCarthy as Speaker

    Talk radio host Mark Levin has spent years railing against John Boehner as Speaker of the House. With Boehner's resignation, Levin is sending a warning to conservatives: don't back Kevin McCarthy as Boehner's replacement. In an interview wi ...

    Brian Lilley - 9.25.2015

  9. Conservative Crowd Cheers Boehner's Resignation

    Senator and Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio was in the middle of giving a speech when news broke that John Boehner was resigning as Speaker of the House and from Congress. The conservative audience at the Values Voters Summit didn't hide ...

    Brian Lilley - 9.25.2015

  10. Dems Pounce, Fundraise Off Boehner

    Democrats wasted no time in turning John Boehner's resignation into something they could use for their partisan gain. Amanda Terkel, Senior Political Reporter at HuffPo noted via Twitter that Democrats in Congress were quick to send out fundraising a ...

    Brian Lilley - 9.25.2015

  11. No More Tears: Boehner Resigns

    It was announced Friday morning that House Speaker John Boehner is resigning from his leadership role and will be giving up his House seat at the end of October. The decision, according to an aide, was "for the good of the Republican Conference and t ...

    Trey Sanchez - 9.25.2015

  12. Pope Francis to Address Congress

    This morning, Pope Francis will be the first pontiff in history to address a joint meeting of Congress. After the sergeant at arms announces him by bellowing "Mr. Speaker, the pope of the Holy See," Francis will enter the chamber and climb to th ...

    Sarah Fisher - 9.24.2015

  13. Boehner Accidentally Campaigns For Cruz

    On Wednesday, Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner was speaking at a fundraiser in Colorado and apparently feeling salty as he told the donors and guests that Senator Ted Cruz is a "jackass." Which is, in terms of the base and the activi ...

    Caleb Howe - 8.28.2015

  14. Conservative House Rep Meadows Files to Oust Speaker Boehner

    Sparks have flown before between House GOP leadership and more conservative members in the caucus. At one point, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz of Utah had announced to one of his sub-committee chairman colleagues, ...

    TruthRevolt - 7.29.2015

  15. Cruz Calls for Investigation of Planned Parenthood

    Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (TX) is calling for a full Congressional investigation into Planned Parenthood's sales and transfers of aborted fetus parts. The Senator's call follows orders from two Republican governors, Louisia ...

    Bradford Thomas - 7.16.2015

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