I’m not loving the Boehner-directed and mostly media-agreed New Narrative of Saint John Boehner, The Embodiment of Reasonable Republicans. In part because… 1) I’m old enough to remember when ...

Donald Trump just convinced dozens of Republican hardliners to do what House speakers from John Boehner to Kevin McCarthy could not: Walk the plank on one of Washington’s dreaded short-term spending ...

In a new interview, former House Speaker John Boehner explains why he never saw Barack Obama sneak a cigarette while he was president In a new “unchained” interview, noted veteran smoker John ...

The Democratic Party is seemingly divided over their approach on how to handle President Trump. Michael Hardaway, former Communications Director and Spokesman for Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, and ...

House Speaker John Boehner’s proposed budget deal would prevent a government shutdown. J. Scott Applewhite AP Outgoing Republican House Speaker John Boehner is handing his party — and the ...

Democrats are criticizing Senate Minority Leader Schumer for his move to advance the GOP funding bill. Punchbowl News ...

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John Boehner — an establishment Republican who was speaker a decade ago chronologically, but an eon ago in the GOP's radical evolution — has become a surprising tutor to the novice ...