John Boehner

Republicans to keep up immigration fight after court ruling

Conservatives in the U.S. Congress, emboldened by a federal judge's action, say they will renew thei...

Feb 20, 2015 07:59 AM EST

Boehner ready to let funding lapse for Homeland Security agency

John Boehner, the Republican House of Representatives speaker, said he is willing to let funding for...

Feb 16, 2015 09:55 AM EST

Pelosi says Netanyahu speech to Congress could hurt Iran talks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's scheduled speech to the U.S. Congress in March could dam...

Jan 30, 2015 12:01 AM EST

Democratic senators set resolution countering push for tougher Iran sanctions

Democratic U.S. senators introduced a resolution on Monday opposing more sanctions on Iran unless nu...

Jan 27, 2015 07:01 AM EST

Boehner vows to avoid government shutdown with help from Democrats

Overriding objections from some conservative Republicans, U.S. House Speaker John Boehner vowed on T...

Dec 04, 2014 05:35 PM EST

Republican Boehner tries to avoid spending fight on immigration

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner urged fellow Republicans on Tuesday to pass a lon...

Dec 03, 2014 06:56 AM EST

Hagel, under pressure, resigns as U.S. defense secretary

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel resigned on Monday, leaving under pressure as President Barack Ob...

Nov 24, 2014 09:21 PM EST

House Republicans sue over Obama's healthcare law

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday filed a long-anticipated lawsuit challeng...

Nov 21, 2014 11:22 PM EST

Obama seeks support for immigration plan, blasts Boehner

President Barack Obama defended his decision to bypass Congress and overhaul U.S. immigration policy...

Nov 21, 2014 10:53 PM EST

Boehner declines to rule out government shutdown fight on immigration

U.S. House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday declined to rule out withholding funds to try to block P...

Nov 13, 2014 10:19 PM EST

White House says Iran policy unchanged; declines comment on letter

The U.S. policy toward Iran has not changed, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said in response to ...

Nov 07, 2014 09:03 AM EST

U.S. lawmakers urge congressional action to back Obama's Syria war

U.S. lawmakers on Sunday stepped up calls for congressional authorization of President Barack Obama'...

Sep 29, 2014 02:03 AM EDT

U.S. Congress pushes ahead with bid to arm Syrian rebels

The U.S. House of Representatives began debating legislation on Tuesday to authorize President Barac...

Sep 17, 2014 12:10 AM EDT

Ukraine President Poroshenko invited to address U.S. Congress

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has been invited to address a joint meeting of the U.S. Congres...

Sep 11, 2014 12:57 AM EDT

Ahead of speech, Obama briefs Congress on Islamic State strategy

President Barack Obama told leaders of Congress on Tuesday that he did not need for them to authoriz...

Sep 09, 2014 09:57 PM EDT

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