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October 29, 2015

Paul Ryan elected Speaker of the House, pledges to 'wipe the slate clean'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans rallied behind Rep. Paul Ryan to elect him to the powerful post of House speaker on…
September 25, 2015

House Speaker John Boehner to resign from Congress at end of October

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a stunning move, House Speaker John Boehner informed Republicans that he would step down at the…
March 6, 2015

GOP leaders to skip Selma anniversary event

theGRIO REPORT - Not a single member of House GOP leadership will be present at this weekend's Selma anniversary event.…
November 20, 2014

Obama set to announce immigration plans

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a move that could provoke one the most pitched partisan confrontations of his presidency, President Barack…
July 30, 2014

House to discuss potential lawsuit against President Obama

Is the groundwork being laid to try to impeach America’s first black Commander in Chief? That’s a question being asked
February 6, 2014

John Boehner: Immigration bill tough to pass in election year

WASHINGTON (AP) — The leader of the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday all but ruled out passage of immigration…
October 24, 2013

Republicans, White House deny ‘can’t stand to look at you’ Obama insult

theGRIO REPORT - Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) ignited a firestorm with a Facebook post this week alleging that an unnamed…
October 22, 2013

Sen. Dick Durbin: GOP House leader told Obama ‘I cannot even stand to look at you’

theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama is often chided, especially by pundits and critics on the right, for not doing…
October 16, 2013

Congress votes to end shutdown, avoid US default

WASHINGTON (AP) — Up against a deadline, Congress passed and sent a waiting President Barack Obama legislation late Wednesday night…
October 16, 2013

John Boehner admits ‘we just didn’t win’ budget fight

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress raced Wednesday to approve a bipartisan deal to avert a U.S. default and reopen the federal…
October 10, 2013

Boehner to ask House Republicans for short debt increase

WASHINGTON (AP) — House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner will ask Republicans to approve a short-term extension of the U.S.…
October 9, 2013

Obama plans to talk to GOP again on shutdown, debt

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is making plans to talk with Republican lawmakers at the White House in the…
October 9, 2013

How Obama is helping a future President Clinton or Christie

ANALYSIS - The fiscal standoff in Washington, once an argument about the president's health care law, has turned into a…
October 8, 2013

Obama to GOP: Stop ‘forcing’ John Boehner to make threats against economy

NBC NEWS - Keeping up the pressure on the GOP, President Obama called a press conference Tuesday to again call…
October 8, 2013

Obama calls Boehner, says he still won’t negotiate

NBC NEWS - President Barack Obama called Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, on Tuesday to again tell the top House Republican…
October 7, 2013

Obama to Boehner: 'Hold a vote. Call a vote right now. Let's see what happens'

NBC NEWS - President Barack Obama again pressured House Republicans to put a 'clean' government spending bill up for a…
October 6, 2013

Weekend in Washington yields little on shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner said Sunday he sees no way out of the government shutdown unless President…
October 3, 2013

Obama says Boehner is 'only thing' preventing an end to shutdown

OCKVILLE, Maryland (AP) — President Barack Obama says the Republican leader of the House is the only thing standing in…
October 2, 2013

Obama, lawmakers to meet on shutdown's 2nd day

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama summoned congressional leaders to the White House on the second day of a partial…
October 2, 2013

Michael Steele on shutdown: 'We have elected a bunch of children to run our government'

OPINION - At some point the entire BS that is the government shutdown sinks in and we have to deal…