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Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) didn't do the best job of endearing himself to a California restaurant this week, where he and his cadre reportedly left a less-than-generous tip for the wait staff.It's not like Boehner and his entourage didn't get VIP treatment at Sam’s Chowder House in Half Moon Bay. After Secret Service agents checked out the establishment, owner Paul Shenkman told...

At first glance, Nancy Pelosi’s call to extend tax breaks to everyone earning under $1 million seems firmly in line with the liberal consensus. “It is unacceptable to hold tax cuts for the middle class hostage to extending multi-billion dollar tax breaks for millionaires,” the House Minority Leader wrote in a letter to John Boehner, demanding an immediate vote for a permanent extension of middl...

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi wants Speaker John Boehner to bring a vote on a permanent extension of the tax rates for the middle class as early as next week. In a letter being released Wednesday, the California Democrat said the revenues for raising tax rates for those earning more than $1 million a year could be used to help pay down the deficit. “It is unacceptable to hold tax cuts for ...

The Republican Speaker of the House labelled Facebook founder Eduardo Saverin's decision to give up his U.S. citizenship following the firm's IPO 'absolutely outrageous'.

Republican leaders doubled down Sunday on a renewed push to secure spending cuts as part of any deal to increase the national debt limit, drawing a sharper line in an emerging fight over the issue. Using sharp rhetoric reminiscent of last summer’s fight over the issue, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said President Obama “needs to become the adult” in discussions with congressio...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. banking reforms could not have prevented JPMorgan Chase & Co's trading losses, and those involved in the activities that went awry should be held accountable, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said in an interview aired on Sunday.

Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner drew a hard line in the sand this week, renewing a battle over the debt ceiling unless President Barack Obama agreed to significant budget cuts during what may be a lame-duck session after the November elections.

The dire threat facing America, according to Mitt Romney and Republicans this week is debt, not mass unemployment. We face "a prairie fire of debt,"...

On Tuesday, House Speaker John Boehner all but promised an ugly fight over the debt ceiling this year unless GOP demands for spending cuts are met.

Speaker John Boehner pushed the country to the brink of default last year and now wants to do it all over again.

Speaker John A. Boehner set the stage for a bruising election-year showdown on fiscal policy while Mitt Romney hit President Obama hard on his fiscal stewardship in a speech in Des Moines.

House Speaker Boehner says the GOP will again push for 'cuts and reforms' greater than the amount of a debt ceiling increase, while Treasury Secretary Geithner urges passage 'without the drama.'Congress Votes to Reauthorize Export-Import BankUS Senator Wants JP Morgan's Dimon to Appear Before PanelDimon at Shareholders Meeting: 'This Should Never Have Happened'

WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday that when Congress raises the nation's borrowing cap he will again insist on spending cuts and budget reforms to offset the increase....

Speaker says he won't back debt ceiling increase without corresponding spending cuts.

GOP House Speaker John Boehner will demand Tuesday that any increase in the country's borrowing limit be accompanied by spending cuts or reforms of equal size.

House Speaker John Boehner disagrees with President Barack Obama on gay marriage and adds Republicans are more focused on the country's economy.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Republican John Boehner, has expressed concern about the expansion of Iranian influence in Latin America and claimed that Iran's presence in this region is a major and significant threat.

Bucking the tide for technology companies, Facebook’s Political Action Committee FB PAC contributed to slightly more Republican politician…

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A day after urging Republicans to refrain from criticizing the nation’s leader while he is overseas, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) demanded Wednesday that President Obama clarify remarks he made to his Russian counterpart that drew partisan concern at home. Read full article >>

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican and Democratic leaders in the U.S. Congress held talks on Monday over an extension of transport construction authority that would avert project shutdowns and give House Speaker John Boehner a shorter window to resolve Republican divisions over a signature jobs initiative.

Netanyahu tells congress Israel has historically acted in its own interests against American advice; Boehner pledges Congress will never let Jewish state ‘stand alone.'

Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping met here Wednesday with leaders of the US Congress, including House Speaker John Boehner, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Chad Ochocinco has had a strangely quiet season, but on Twitter he became friends with John Boehner this week.

Antipiracy bills in Congress faced new hurdles Wednesday as House Speaker John Boehner said the legislation wasn't ready for a vote and more than a half-dozen senators expressed reservations in some form.

Republican House Speaker Boehner says legislation lacks consensus

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Speaker John Boehner, hoping to spare fellow Republicans a second embarrassing defeat over payroll tax cuts, is prepared to navigate around rebellious Tea Party-aligned lawmakers to get a deal, according to congressional aides.

Top US Republican John Boehner has agreed to a House vote on a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut passed by the Senate, US media reports.

House Speaker John Boehner's office ordered CSPAN to switch off its camers during a fellow Congressman's scathing dressing-down over the Speaker's refusal to entertain further debate on unemployment benefits. The Speaker asserts control over CSPAN's cameras and has made it clear that Americans can only expect to see their government in session when he believes [...]

Kelly McParland: The soap opera that is the U.S. government reached the end of its scheduled run today, with a cliffhanger finish that leaves Republican House leader John Boehner facing an unhappy Christmas break

 In a new book, Gabrielle Giffords's husband Mark Kelly slams House Speaker John Boehner, saying he never tried to visit Giffords after she was shot in the head. INSIDE EDITION has the story.

House Speaker John Boehner released a list of 132 economists who say the House GOP plan to boost private-sector employment is a better option ...