Tag: John Boehner

"The election of the Speaker of the House should be about who is most fit to lead this body and most able to build consensus. That is how we do it in Nebraska," said Ashford. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Dem proposes secret ballot speaker election

Curt Mills · October 1, 2015 11:56 pm

"I'm very concerned with Speaker Boehner stepping down, that the odds of it being fixed went down, not up," Education Secretary Arne Duncan said.Â (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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Secretary of Education: Boehner resignation makes No Child Left Behind fix less likely

Jason Russell · October 1, 2015 6:58 pm

"[Boehner is] is going to create a void that's going to be hard to fill," says Buckeye State's Rep. Bill Johnson.Â (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ohio delegation lost amid Boehner resignation: Johnson

John Siciliano · October 1, 2015 4:50 pm

McCarthy Makes Unforced Error

Michael Warren · September 30, 2015 6:47 pm

"While the administration will certainly be involved in these budget discussions, Leader [Harry] Reid and Leader [Nancy] Pelosi and their support is gonna be necessary to get this done," Josh Earnest said. (AP Photo)Â

White House rules out shutdown negotiations

Nicole Duran · September 30, 2015 6:07 pm

Leader chaos: Boehner boosts Gowdy

Susan Ferrechio · September 30, 2015 3:51 pm

"After consulting with our conference, a large majority of our members have made clear they want these elections held next week," John Boehner said. (AP Photo)Â

House leadership elections set for Oct. 8

Susan Ferrechio · September 30, 2015 3:11 pm

McCarthy gives Boehner a B-

Kelly Cohen · September 30, 2015 12:47 pm

"He is pretty much done for and stifled and it's really because of personal relationships, or lack of personal relationships, and it is a problem," said Sen. Rand Paul of Ted Cruz. (AP Photo)

Rand Paul: Ted Cruz ‘pretty much done for’ in the Senate

Becket Adams · September 29, 2015 11:37 pm

House Speaker John Boehner's resignation, together withÂ the seeming peace between his heir apparent Kevin McCarthy and the Tea Partiers, marks a new era in the House Republican Party. (AP Photo)Â

The speaker’s job in the Tea Party’s Washington

Timothy P. Carney · September 29, 2015 9:30 pm

GOP, Obama in talks for two-year budget deal

Susan Ferrechio · September 29, 2015 7:18 pm

If your goal is holding down spending, then the sequester has been very effective, and so has John Boehner. (AP Photo)Â

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How effective was John Boehner as speaker?

Michael Barone · September 29, 2015 4:41 pm