Caroline May

House Republican’s effort to defund President Obama’s executive amnesty is not about immigration as much as it is about reining in the executive branch, Speaker John Boehner argues. “This is not the way our government was intended to work,” he said. “The president said 22 times that he did not have the authority to do what he eventually did. He knows the truth here and so do the American people and our job is to listen to the American people and hold the president accountable.”

House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) lashed out at Republican plans to use the upcoming Department of Homeland Security funding bill to combat President Obama’s executive amnesty.

In the wake of the recent violence in Paris at the hands of Islamic terrorists, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Sec. Jeh Johnson announced new enhanced security measures Monday.

White House Press Secretary John Earnest acknowledges that the Obama administration should have had better representation at the Paris unity march. “I think it’s fair to say that we should have sent somebody with a higher profile to be there,” Earnest said.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) argues that the lack of a White House presence at the Paris march Sunday was not only symbolic of the lack of American leadership to confront radical Islam, it was also dangerous. President Obama did not attend Sunday’s Paris rally, which featured dozens of world leaders including British Prime Minister David Cameron, Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

Packers fan Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) got a dig in at New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie — a rabid Cowboys fan — following Sunday night’s playoff game between the two teams.

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) says he anticipates there will be more small-cell, Paris-style attacks in the future, because they are difficult to detect. McCaul noted that the U.S. is not immune from that threat of foreign fighters bringing the war to the U.S.

House Speaker John Boehner is renewing a vow to take on President Obama’s executive amnesty. The Speaker argues that stopping the President Obama’s unilateral actions are a priority.

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) is defending his conservative bona fides after a failed attempt by conservatives to oust him from his speakership. “Who was the guy who got rid of earmarks? Me,” he continued. “Who’s the guy who believes in regular order? Me. Who believes in allowing more members to participate in the process from both sides of the aisle? Me.”

The terrorist attack on a newspaper in Paris is a “wake up call” and should serve as a reminder Republicans should protect funding for vital Department of Homeland Security efforts as they consider ways to take on President Obama’s executive amnesty, Rep. Peter King (R-NY), tells reporters. Republicans are expected to target Obama’s executive actions on immigration in upcoming legislation to fund DHS. Appropriations for the massive department run out in February.

The 25 House Republicans who voted against John Boehner’s reelection as speaker Tuesday will be part of a “family conversation” about unity, Boehner tells reporters. When asked about the possibility of committee assignment shake ups, Boehner reiterated “We’re going to continue to have a family conversation.”

While John Boehner will likely win reelection as House Speaker on Tuesday, the right flank of the Republican Party has made it difficult for him to lead, House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) tells reporters. The 114th Congress convenes at noon on Tuesday. Among the first orders of business will be the House’s election of a speaker.

Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) is slamming Republicans for standing by House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA). “As the new Congress begins, nothing discredits Republican claims of ‘outreach’ and bringing people together more than their decision to keep Steve Scalise at the top tier of the elected leadership of their caucus,” Wasserman Schultz said in a statement Monday, calling their defense of the Lousiana lawmaker “divisive.”

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) expects to be reelected as House Speaker Tuesday despite challenges to his leadership from disgruntled conservatives. Boehner was reelected by the Republican Conference in November and at the time there was no challenge to his speakership.