Friday on Bloomberg TV’s “Street Smart,” ThinkProgress.org’s Igor Volsky, Bloomberg’s Peter Cook and the Heritage Foundation chief economist Stephen Moore discussed Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) suing President Obama over his excessive use of executive action. Moore said the Republicans lawsuit
More than 1,200 graduates of Jesuit universities and high schools have signed a petition that urges fellow alumni in the House to “seek comprehensive immigration reform without delay.” According to the Ignatian Solidarity Network (ISN) blog, 43 House members, including
On Thursday, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) left out immigration in a draft resolution that authorized the House of Representatives to sue Obama for having “unilaterally changed the employer mandate” in the Obamacare law. “In 2013, the president changed the
Arizona Republican Rep. Matt Salmon introduced legislation Thursday to amend a 2008 trafficking law to allow for the expedited removal of certain unaccompanied illegal immigrant children from noncontiguous countries. Salmon’s bill, the Expedited Family Reunification Act, would change the William
House Speaker John Boehner wants to push back against Barack Obama’s abuses of power with a lawsuit, which couldn’t possibly accomplish anything until Obama was out of office. Sarah Palin is talking about impeaching him, which is the Constitutionally-provided tool
WASHINGTON, D.C. –The congressional working group assembled by House Speaker John Boehner to advise about the ongoing crisis at the border is looking to revise a 2008 trafficking law which makes removing Central American unaccompanied minors difficult. “The working group
Thursday at his weekly briefing, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) became frustrated at reporters’ suggestion that Republicans will be blamed if they don’t quickly approve the $3.7 billion in emergency funds President Barack Obama has requested to address the humanitarian
House Speaker John Boehner exploded during a press conference on Thursday, after was asked by a reporter if he was worried the Republicans would get blamed if Congress failed to pass President Obama’s request for emergency funds to handle the
In an appearance on Wednesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel, conservative commentator Mark Levin discussed the various news topics of the day including the escalating tensions in Israel and the so-called humanitarian crisis at the U.S. southern border. But
Wednesday at his weekly press conference with Republican leaders, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) slammed President Barack Obama for not following the law and refusing to secure the border, a move which he said has to happen before he will
House Speaker John Boehner could include immigration issues in his lawsuit against President Obama’s executive actions. “Yes we are,” he told reporters at his Wednesday press conference when asked if he is considering including any immigration-related executive actions in his
On Wednesday, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said he disagrees with some House conservatives about potentially impeaching President Barack Obama for his refusal to enforce immigration laws. After former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin called for Obama to be impeached in
At a naturalization ceremony on the Fourth of July, President Barack Obama vowed to do “everything I can” to pass amnesty legislation that would give a pathway to citizenship to all of the country’s illegal immigrants. At a ceremony that
President Barack Obama is fond of describing the deep inequality afflicting American society. And then he goes off to play golf. He’s getting near the 200-round mark for his entire presidency, a sporting feat perhaps worthy of Teddy Roosevelt for
During and interview with “Marketplace” radio show on Wednesday, President Barack Obama gave the Republican Party some unsolicited advice saying in order to ever win back the presidency the party would have to “move back to the center.” “I don’t
The Obama administration is not too concerned about possible Republican responses to its unilateral administrative actions on immigration. “What that they might sue?” White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said laughing when asked Tuesday about possible Republican retaliation for the
On Tuesday, President Barack Obama defiantly addressed the Speaker of the House John Boehner’s (R-OH) lawsuit during his remarks on the U.S. economy from Georgetown Waterfront Park in Washington D.C. The president said, “Middle class families cant wait for Republicans
Homeland Security Sec. Jeh Johnson announced the “immediate deployment” of approximately 150 Border Patrol agents to the area of the border seeing the most traffic of unaccompanied illegal immigrant minors. Johnson announced the added resources during a visit Monday to
President Barack Obama gave his cabinet a pep talk for executive actions Tuesday saying that, if Congress does not act on “core issues,” they will. “What I’m going to be urging all of you to do, and what I’m going
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will not take no for an answer on amnesty legislation. After President Barack Obama said he would try to unilaterally change as many of the nation’s immigration laws as possible on Monday because House Speaker
Monday from the White House Rose Garden, President Barack Obama delivered a defiant statement on immigration reform legislation that has stalled in the U.S. House vowing to take executive action “on his own.” Obama claimed it is only after Speaker
Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) wants to bring “reform” back to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. “I think the committee has somewhat atrophied on its core mission of government reform,” he said in an interview in his office in
House Speaker John Boehner highlighted the Hobby Lobby decision Monday as another defeat for the Obama administration’s pattern of overreach. “Today’s decision is a victory for religious freedom and another defeat for an administration that has repeatedly crossed constitutional lines
Currently traveling in Minnesota, Barack Obama appears to be bristling at the notion that House Republicans are set to challenge him in the courts. PBS characterizes his demeanor as “mocking.” Perhaps. But observers of he Obama White House might note
This week, House Speaker John Boehner announced that his caucus is thinking about suing the White House over President Obama’s abuses of power this week. (Technically, Boehner merely announced that an announcement is forthcoming, which is the purest example of
