Matthew Boyle

As House Speaker John Boehner continues to hide the details of what happened and why during his conservative purge of House committees, House Budget Committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan is eschewing comment and instead directing all inquiries about the purge

The president and CEO of conservative group American Majority Action (AMA) is demanding Republicans band together to fire House Speaker John Boehner. “Speaker Boehner has been an abysmal failure as speaker, and his latest purge is the nail in the

More officials from President Barack Obama’s administration have been terminated because of Operation Fast and Furious, CBS News’ Sharyl Attkisson reports. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) official William McMahon – who was in charge of field operations

The conservative Club for Growth called on House Speaker John Boehner and his leadership team to release the thus-far secret criteria list used to purge conservative members from influential committee slots. “Conservatives want to know if the Republican leadership is

House Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday warned his House Republican conference against dissent from GOP leadership – and threatened retaliation similar to that against the already-purged conservatives if anyone else breaks from his pack. The Hill reports that, according to

A spokeswoman for incoming House Financial Services Committee chairman Rep. Jeb Hensarling told Breitbart News on Wednesday that her boss had nothing whatsoever to do with the conservative purge of his committee. Hensarling is slated to take over as the

Club for Growth spokesman Barney Keller told Breitbart News that he thinks the House GOP leadership’s purge of conservatives from powerful House committees could backfire on Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Whip Kevin McCarthy. That’s because Keller

House Republican leaders used a secret criteria list to decide which conservatives to purge from powerful House committees, Breitbart News has learned. As this time, it appears they will keep the criteria list hidden from the public, too. Spokespeople for

Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan, the chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee, responded harshly to House Speaker John Boehner’s purge of conservative Republicans from powerful House committees. Jordan suggests Boehner’s moves could damage the Republican Party. “It’s unfortunate and

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Tuesday that she thinks House Speaker John Boehner’s purge of conservatives from powerful committees is a sign the GOP establishment is out of touch with America. “We send good conservatives to D.C. to fulfill the promises

Attorney General Eric Holder’s chief of staff, Gary Grindler, plans to resign his post at the Department of Justice on Wednesday. Grindler was directly involved in the Operation Fast and Furious scandal. Congressional investigators from House oversight committee chairman Rep.

UPDATE:  Boehner Spokesman Kevin Smith responds- “The Steering Committee makes decisions based on a range of factors.” House Speaker John Boehner and GOP leadership have removed several conservative House members from their respective powerful committee positions, Breitbart News has learned.

While several House Republicans have publicly stated they’ll break a promise to not raise taxes amid the fiscal cliff negotiations, Kansas Republican Rep. Tim Huelskamp has a different idea. He wants Republicans to join him in proclaiming reaffirmed commitments to