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Republicans in chaos as favorite quits House leadership race

Republicans in Washington struggled to fill a leadership void on Thursday as the front-runner to tak...

Oct 08, 2015 10:11 PM EDT

Congress averts security agency shutdown with one-week spending fix

The U.S. House of Representatives gave final approval on Friday to a one-week stopgap spending bill ...

Feb 28, 2015 03:17 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

States sue Obama administration on immigration

A coalition of 17 U.S. states sued the Obama administration on Wednesday saying it acted illegally b...

Dec 03, 2014 08:21 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

Obama to Republican critics on immigration: 'Pass a bill'

U.S. President Barack Obama shrugged off criticism of his executive action on immigration with a cha...

Nov 23, 2014 10:57 PM EST

Republicans weigh government shutdown to stop Obama on immigration

One Republican leader on Sunday held open the possibility that his party could move to shut down the...

Nov 17, 2014 12:19 AM 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

U.S. House passes bill to avert government shutdown, extend Export-Import bank

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a stop-gap spending measure that averts an O...

Sep 17, 2014 10:03 PM EDT