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Boehner: I Begged Obama For Another Shot At Amnesty

Boehner: I Begged Obama For Another Shot At Amnesty

After a White House meeting last week, Republicans described Speaker John Boehner aggressively confronting President Obama over the president’s planned executive amnesty, prompting an extended period of a defensive Obama attempting to justify his actions. But a key moment of

House GOP Reelects Boehner As Speaker

House GOP Reelects Boehner As Speaker

House Republicans have re-elected Speaker John Boehner to serve as speaker for the 114th Congress, Republicans announced.  House Republicans have elected @SpeakerBoehner to serve as Speaker of the House for the 114th Congress. — House Republicans (@HouseGOP) November 13, 2014

Republican Tide Crashes in California

Republican Tide Crashes in California

In 2014, “the year of the Republican,” California was only the state in the nation that lost solidly Republican seats to Democrats. As the election results rolled in, the perfect, red Republican wave came to a crashing end on California’s sandy

Kochmania and the battle for legitimacy

In response to Dems to double down on Koch Brothers attacks: I’ll take a stab at guessing why Democrats are doubling down on Kochmania, even though they got creamed in the last election, and their Koch obsession makes the party

Boehner: Keystone XL, Obamacare, Tax Reform on GOP Agenda

Boehner: Keystone XL, Obamacare, Tax Reform on GOP Agenda

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) laid out the Republican Party’s agenda for the next two years, which included approving the Keystone XL pipeline, repealing harmful Obamacare regulations, and fixing a “broken tax code” during the Republican Party’s Weekly Address on

Report: Boehner's Secret Amnesty Talks with Obama Revealed

Report: Boehner's Secret Amnesty Talks with Obama Revealed

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) warned President Barack Obama again against taking executive action on immigration Thursday, telling Obama he would be playing with matches and risk burning himself. “[H]e’s going to burn himself if he continues to go down

Caption contest: Obama Meets Congressional Leaders

Caption contest: Obama Meets Congressional Leaders

From left: Speaker of the House John Boehner, President Barack Obama, outgoing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. In back: Democratic Party mastermind and Andrew Breitbart nemesis John Podesta Not pictured: incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

Boehner: Time for GOP-Led Congress to Deal with Immigration

Boehner: Time for GOP-Led Congress to Deal with Immigration

On Thursday, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said it is time for a Republican-led Congress to move an immigration bill forward, so long as President Obama doesn’t “burn himself” by enacting executive amnesty before the end of the year.  In

Expect The GOP To Fumble The Political Football

Now that the Republicans have taken over the U.S. Senate, as well as picked up more seats in the House, many expect that an internal party power tussle could take place between conservative legislators and the old GOP establishment. A

Obama Turns to Black Leaders for Support

Obama Turns to Black Leaders for Support

Only hours after Barack Obama watched his party go down in flames Tuesday night, he turned to the constituency that most strongly supports him, meeting with black political leaders, including Al Sharpton. Sharpton is a frequent visitor to the White

Marriage Group Backs Liberal Dem over Gay Republican

Marriage Group Backs Liberal Dem over Gay Republican

In a Tuesday email to supporters entitled, “Carl DeMaio Wants You to Vote For Him, But He Totally Disrespects Your Vote,” the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) has followed through on a promise to “actively oppose” the candidate the GOP establishment