Tag: John Boehner

As the sun rises on Day 15 of the partial government shutdown, the guy with the toughest job in town is House Speaker John Boehner. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Morning Examiner: One is the loneliest number for John Boehner today

Mark Tapscott · October 15, 2013 4:00 am

Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, with House GOP leaders, speaks with reporters following a Republican strategy session at the Capitol on Tuesday. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Republicans preparing revised plan

Susan Ferrechio · October 15, 2013 4:00 am

With the Senate in a holding pattern waiting to see what action the House takes, Sen. Susan Collins wants lawmakers to reconsider her compromise proposal. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Susan Collins to colleagues: Reconsider my plan

Steve Contorno · October 15, 2013 4:00 am

Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., center, joined by from left, House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Assistant Minority Leader James Clyburn, D-S.C., and Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., as he speaks to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House following their meeting with President Barack Obama, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Steny Hoyer hopes no Democrats vote for latest GOP plan

Steve Contorno · October 15, 2013 4:00 am

House Republican leaders have have altered a Senate plan to raise the debt ceiling and fund the government that they may vote on it as easy as today, but a tepid reception from their conservative faction has created uncertainty just days before an Oct. 17 deadline to raise the nation's borrowing limit. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

House tweaks Senate debt ceiling plan, Democrats vow to reject it

Susan Ferrechio · October 15, 2013 4:00 am

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is surrounded by reporters after leaving the office of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. Reid reported progress toward a deal to avoid a threatened default and end a two-week partial government shutdown as President Obama called congressional leaders to the White House to press for an end to the impasse. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Examiner Editorial: McConnell may deal but Boehner needs to seal

Editorial Writer · October 14, 2013 4:00 am

Boehner in Charge

Fred Barnes · October 14, 2013 4:00 am

President Obama walks back to the Oval Office after a visit to Martha's Table, which assists the poor and where furloughed federal employees are volunteering, in Washington, Monday. Obama spoke about the government shutdown and the looming debt default during remarks to reporters during his visit. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

White House postpones Obama meeting with Hill leaders

Brian Hughes · October 14, 2013 4:00 am

Fate of Senate deal will rest with undecided House Republicans

Susan Ferrechio · October 14, 2013 4:00 am

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2013, file photo President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., right, and other Democrat Senators meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Obama and congressional Democrats are relishing the party unity forged by the fall fiscal fights after some Democrats broke with the president this summer over Syria, government spying, and his leadership choice for the Federal Reserve. But their solidarity will face a tough test if Obama opens negotiations with Republicans on spending levels and entitlement cuts, areas where Democrats have long feared the president is willing to give away too much.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama to host congressional leaders at White House

Brian Hughes · October 14, 2013 4:00 am

Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell optimistic that a deal is near

Steve Contorno · October 14, 2013 4:00 am

A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll seems to indicate bad news for Republicans, but the poll's flaws are worth considering. (Thinkstock)

Beltway Confidential

Another flawed poll, another reason to expect Republicans to cave in the shutdown battle?

Mark Tapscott · October 13, 2013 4:00 am