Boehner hires private lawyer to defend DOMA, seeks DOJ cuts to pay for it. WASHINGTON, April 18, 2011— -- House Republicans today appointed a private attorney to argue on behalf of the Defense of ...

Responding to charges made by President Obama last Sunday that the number one agenda for Congressional Republicans has been to oppose everything he favors, Speaker John Boehner denied this was the ...

MSNBC chief political analyst Chuck Todd told a Morning Joe panel Tuesday morning that the White House’s ability to negotiate over the continuing resolution in order to avoid a shutdown had been ...

The former Speaker has joined the advisory board of large cannabis corporation. An unexpected voice has joined the fight to change federal marijuana laws. Former Republican Speaker of the House John ...

Speaker of the House John Boehner, in a bizarre attempt to criticize President Barack Obama, wrote an editorial using 12 Taylor Swift GIFs. The oddball move is currently trending online, drawing ...

WASHINGTON (WABC) -- With Congress in turmoil, House Speaker John Boehner abruptly informed fellow Republicans on Friday that he would resign from Congress at the end of October, stepping aside in the ...

WASHINGTON -- Speaker of the House John Boehner has been known to show his emotions on occasion and his meeting with Pope Francis Thursday morning was no exception -- Boehner was visibly teary-eyed ...

Some House Republicans are openly criticizing Speaker John Boehner, but right now, the threat that he could actually be deposed of his speakership remains small. So where's the mutiny coming from, ...

Most of the uncertainty over the fiscal cliff (which we discussed yesterday) was a result of neither side having taken a post-election stance on the issue. Now that Speaker of the House John Boehner ...

House Speaker Paul Ryan explains how his predecessor convinced him to take the job, and what advice Boehner gave him House Speaker Paul Ryan explains how his predecessor convinced him to take the job, ...

Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, won his bid to be Speaker of the House for two more years, but a more-than-expected 25 of his fellow Republicans voted against him. Boehner was able to survive the challenge ...

In one of the biggest political shockers to hit Washington in a long time, House Speaker John Boehner made a surprise announcement that he will be stepping down and resigning from Congress next month ...