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Eric Cantor Defeated by the Tea Party He Helped Create

Eric Cantor Defeated by the Tea Party He Helped Create

The stunning demise of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in his congressional primary on Tuesday–by a huge margin–is a sign of how deeply the conservative base resents the Republican leadership’s efforts to frog-march the party towards immigration reform before securing

Boehner: I Was Never Briefed on Bergdahl

Boehner: I Was Never Briefed on Bergdahl

Tuesday at his weekly press briefing, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) said he was “never briefed on a five to one swap” of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five top Taliban commanders. Follow Pam Key on Twitter

Boehner Camp's Threats Could Spark Battle

Boehner Camp's Threats Could Spark Battle

Speaker John Boehner’s friends are trying to design new, more effective punishments for the conservative members that might vote against him on the House floor come January, but the message from the right is, “don’t even try it.” “Look, intimidation

Huelskamp Details GOP Retaliation Against Tea Party

Huelskamp Details GOP Retaliation Against Tea Party

Rep. Tim Huleskamp (R-KS) told radio host Laura Ingraham that conservatives and Tea Partiers “are on the outs in John Boehner’s party,” and that the Republican establishment in DC “has tried to cut off all the money for anybody that

Boehner: 'We've Not Just Let Them Down, We've Let Them Die'

Boehner: 'We've Not Just Let Them Down, We've Let Them Die'

Thursday at his weekly press briefing, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) slammed President Barack Obama’s late response to the Veterans Affairs scandal. Boehner told the reporters assembled at the briefing that our veterans have not only been let down but,

Speaker John Boehner: Obama's Border 'Monument' Impedes Critical Security

Speaker John Boehner: Obama's Border 'Monument' Impedes Critical Security

Today President Obama announced the creation of a 600,000 acre national monument in New Mexico near the U.S.-Mexico border. Obama will bypass the Senate and Congress in order to declare the sanctuary, called the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument. In a statement provided to Breitbart Texas, Speaker

Boehner Ally Crushes Tea Partier In Idaho House Primary

Boehner Ally Crushes Tea Partier In Idaho House Primary

Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID), an ally of Speaker John Boehner, cruised to re-election on Tuesday in what originally was a contested primary against conservative attorney Bryan Smith. Simpson and his big business allies spent big bucks to stomp out Smith,

Judicial Watch's IRS Investigation Leads Directly to Washington

Judicial Watch's IRS Investigation Leads Directly to Washington

Judicial Watch recently uncovered stunning new documents detailing the extent to which the Obama IRS improperly targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny when they applied for tax-exempt status. These documents reveal that, contrary to claims by Lois Lerner and other top

Boehner Press Secretary Hired by Health Insurance Lobby

Boehner Press Secretary Hired by Health Insurance Lobby

America’s Health Insurance Plans, the health insurance lobby in Washington, D.C., has hired Speaker Boehner’s press secretary, Brendan Buck, as its new spokesperson and vice president of communications. Buck was Boehner’s press secretary for three years and also served as

Boehner: Arrest of Lois Lerner is Up To AG Eric Holder

House Speaker John Boehner went on Fox News today to discuss the establishment of a House Select Committee to investigate Benghazi. He qalso said he would not seek the arrest of former IRS official Lois Lerner for being in contempt of