(AP) White House expects to fix military death benefitWASHINGTONThe White House expects a solution to be found Wednesday to military death benefit payments denied because of the government shutdown. Payments of $100,000 typically are issued within three days of a
The Pentagon has confirmed it will not pay death benefits to the families of troops killed in combat during the so-called government shutdown. With Obama’s recent startling admission that he won’t approve any measures to partially restore suspended government payments for
A new Fox News poll shows that a majority of American voters–58 percent–would vote “no” on raising the debt ceiling. Only 37 percent of American voters would vote to raise the debt ceiling. An even bigger majority–62 percent–would only vote
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to Speaker John Boehner (R-OH):
Sticker shock over Obamacare has arrived in San Francisco. Now that Obamacare exchanges are live (or are they?) people looking for health care are getting quite a surprise. And it’s not just limited to those looking for exchanges, other people
(AP) Gov’t shutdown enters 2nd week, no end in sightBy DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe government shutdown entered its second week with no end in sight and ominous signs that the United States was closer to the first default in the nation’s
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (UPI) —U.S. House Speaker John Boehner says he won’t bring up bills to reopen the government or raise the debt ceiling unless Democrats agree to trim the deficit. The speaker also said the House didn’t have enough
Appearing the October 6th airing of This Week With George Stephanopoulos, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) wants “complete surrender” by the GOP as a prerequisite for meaningful negotiations. After, Stephanopoulos said, “Reid said
On ABC News’ This Week, House Speaker John Boehner told host George Stephanopoulos that the votes were not there to pass a “clean” debt ceiling increase–i.e. a plain increase with no changes to spending and none of the changes to
The Big Lie being told by President Barack Obama, Treasury Secretary Jack “Loop-de” Lew, and Democrats in general is that Republicans are pushing for a default on the national debt. Lew said it again on Sunday’s edition of Fox News
Speaker John Boehner said Sundayon ABC’s “This Week.”
Saturday Night Live returned to its GOP-bashing ways this weekend, blaming the current federal shutdown on the Republican-led House. The sketch comedy show wasn’t finished. SNL ran a faux music video portraying Rep. Michele Bachmann in a slutty fashion and
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good morning. Earlier this week, the Republican House of Representatives chose to shut down a government they don’t like over a health care law they don’t like. And I’ve talked a lot about the real-world consequences of this
Standing before a blue screen dotted with #LetsTalk hashtags, Speaker John Boehner blasted President Barack Obama and Democrats on Friday for playing a game of brinksmanship over the government shutdown and the hitting of the looming debt ceiling. “This isn’t
A comment made by an Obama administration official in Friday’s Wall Street Journal is turning some heads. The unnamed official made the cold-eyed calculation that it didn’t matter how much pain the nation was feeling due to the government shut
On the day Democrats in the House introduced comprehensive immigration reform legislation, a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) indicated on Wednesday that the House would move on immigration legislation after an agreement is reached to end the government
The US Treasury said Tuesday that the government shutdown did not affect its position and it would still run out of funds on October 17 without a debt ceiling hike. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew told House of Representatives Speaker John
The New York Daily News is trying to “Newt Gingrich” Speaker of the House John Boehner by “blaming” him and the Republican majority in the House for the government shutdown. Their cover art and headline for this morning evokes the
In response to 61% Of Americans Disagree With Obama’s Refusal To Negotiate With Republicans: Speaker Boehner (and the American public) have rejected out of hand the president’s repeated assertions that he will not negotiate with Republicans. The Speaker telling reporters
House Speaker John Boehner emerged from a GOP caucus meeting Thursday and said it was “unlikely” the House would simply pass a “clean” spending bill sent over from the Senate. On Saturday, the Senate is expected to pass a continuing
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) told Breitbart News that he believes House Speaker John Boehner has the power to kill the Senate’s “Gang of Eight” amnesty bill once and for all. “I think we should do something,” Paul said about immigration
Appearing on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi explained that there were no cuts left to make to a federal budget that runs in excess of $4 trillion each year. “The cupboard is bare,”
Responding to a question by MSNBC’s Chris Matthews, former White House senior adviser David Axelrod said Speaker John Boehner is being held hostage by the extreme members…
President Barack Obama is reportedly trying to “establish an early narrative” to blame Republicans in case of a government shutdown or another financial crisis. However, Obama also said he would not negotiate with Republicans on raising the debt ceiling. As
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters a video Speaker John Boehner released Thursday saying the President was more willing to negotiate with Russian President Putin then Congress was “Putin envy.”
