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GOP Makes
Attempt No. 37
to Repeal
ObamaCare

May 15, 2013 11:14 AM CDT

GOP Makes Attempt No. 37 to Repeal ObamaCare

House has spent 15% of its time on this issue since 2011

(Newser) - You've got to give the GOP credit for its sheer tenacity: This week will mark the 37th time House Republicans have tried to repeal ObamaCare. And, likely, the 37th time they will fail, reports the New York Times . And there are at least another 15 additional Republican bills attempting...

Debate Swirls Over Single Word in Benghazi Email

May 10, 2013 7:55 AM CDT

Debate Swirls Over Single Word in Benghazi Email

As Boehner demands email be made public

(Newser) - Republicans aren't letting up in their pursuit of the Benghazi incident, with John Boehner yesterday calling for the release of an email that he claimed would prove that the Obama administration knew from the beginning that the incident had been an attack by Islamic terrorists. Congress has seen the...

Charlie Rangel
Sues Boehner
for Ethics Censure

Apr 23, 2013 10:24 AM CDT

Charlie Rangel Sues Boehner for Ethics Censure

Says key memo was withheld in 2010 case

(Newser) - Charlie Rangel has sued seven lawmakers, including John Boehner and former House ethics chair Zoe Lofgren, in an effort to overturn a 2010 ethics censure, Politico reports. Rangel says the ethics committee withheld relevant evidence in the case, which resulted in a 333-79 House vote in favor of a censure,...

GOP Leaders Like Obama's Social Security Cuts

Apr 16, 2013 9:17 AM CDT

GOP Leaders Like Obama's Social Security Cuts

Hearings to begin in House subcommittees this week

(Newser) - Democrats aren't happy with the part of President Obama's budget proposal that involves cutting Social Security benefits , but Republican leaders just love it, the Washington Post reports. John Boehner is trying to muffle any GOP criticism of the budget proposal, which is mainly coming from Republican lawmakers...

Boehner on
Trust of Obama:
'Absolutely'

SUNDAY TALK SHOWS

Mar 17, 2013 9:04 AM CDT

Boehner on Trust of Obama: 'Absolutely'

There are just some pretty big divides to bridge, says speaker

(Newser) - Harry Reid might inspire John Boehner to some colorful language , but that's not the case with the speaker's relationship with President Obama, he tells ABC this morning, saying that he "absolutely" trusts the president. "The president and I, as I have made very clear, have a...

GOP Leaders Splurge
on Coffee, Donuts

$24K ... in 3 months

Mar 14, 2013 1:00 PM CDT

GOP Leaders Splurge on Coffee, Donuts

Blew $24k on Whole Foods, Dunkin Donuts, PF Chang's in just 3 months: report

(Newser) - While serving up sound bites on belt-tightening and cost-cutting to the public, House Republican leaders have been helping themselves to the exact opposite behind closed doors, chowing through $24,000 in taxpayer dollars on food and beverages in just three months, according to an investigation by the Washington Guardian . John...

Obama's Problem
Is With Democrats

John Boehner

Mar 14, 2013 10:50 AM CDT

Obama's Problem Is With Democrats

John Boehner complains that Obama isn't offering concessions, wants leadership

(Newser) - "So it was a good meeting." That's how John Boehner begins his op-ed in the Washington Post today, in reference to yesterday's face-to-face with President Obama . But it wasn't that good. "While this may have been the first time some of my colleagues have...

Obama Seeking
Grand Bargain
by End of July

Mar 8, 2013 11:16 AM CST

Obama Seeking Grand Bargain by End of July

Come August, politics could make any deal impossible

(Newser) - The great quest for a grand bargain is on, and President Obama hopes to have a deficit-reduction deal by the end of July, reports the Hill . That's the word leaking out from Republican senators who attended a Wednesday night dinner with the president and are calling the meeting friendly...

Democrat Levin
Won't Seek
Re-Election
in Senate

Mar 7, 2013 5:08 PM CST

Democrat Levin Won't Seek Re-Election in Senate

Michigan senator retiring; libertarian Amash seen as challenger

(Newser) - Democrats will have another Senate seat to contest in the 2014 elections: Carl Levin said today he won't seek re-election, reports the Detroit News . The 78-year-old has been in the Senate since 1979 and currently serves as chair of the powerful Armed Services Committee. "I can best serve...

White House,
GOP Upbeat
on Avoiding
Shutdown

Mar 4, 2013 8:03 AM CST

White House, GOP Upbeat on Avoiding Shutdown

Boehner cites agreement with Obama

(Newser) - The next big budget debate—over money to keep the government open—shouldn't be as fraught as the last one, leaders say. "The president agreed that we should not have any talk of a government shutdown," John Boehner told NBC in an interview broadcast yesterday. "So...

Woodward,
Sperling
Make Nice

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Mar 3, 2013 1:40 PM CST

Woodward, Sperling Make Nice

And Ann Romney wanted to go on 'Dancing With the Stars'

(Newser) - Bob Woodward and Gene Sperling took their much publicized spat even more public today, but appeared to put an end to it, with Sperling calling Woodward "a legend," and said legend inviting Sperling over to his house. "He's a peacemaker," Woodward said. "I am...

Sequester Day
Has Arrived

Mar 1, 2013 7:29 AM CST

Sequester Day Has Arrived

At some point today, Obama will have to initiate the cuts

(Newser) - Happy sequester day, America. By 11:59 tonight, Barack Obama will have to formally notify federal agencies that it's time to start implementing across-the-board cuts, barring a last-minute deal that at this point seems wildly improbable. While Congressional leaders will meet at the White House today, there's so...

Boehner to
Congress:
Dress Up, Slobs

Feb 27, 2013 10:20 AM CST

Boehner to Congress: Dress Up, Slobs

Lawmakers spotted in jeans at work

(Newser) - Just to solidify your sinking perception that Congress is a lot like first grade, John Boehner is yelling at his membership about violating the House dress code: "Members should wear appropriate business attire during all sittings of the House, however brief your appearance on the floor might be. You...

Obama Invites Republicans
to Zero-Hour Sequester Talk

Feb 27, 2013 9:34 AM CST

Obama Invites Republicans to Zero-Hour Sequester Talk

They won't meet until Friday, the day cuts are supposed to kick in

(Newser) - President Obama has invited John Boehner, Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid, and Nancy Pelosi to the White House for a meeting on Friday—the same day the sequester cuts are scheduled to kick in and the House is scheduled to leave town, the White House announced today. Does this mean we'...

Boehner to Senate: 'Get
Off Your Ass'

Feb 26, 2013 12:56 PM CST

Boehner to Senate: 'Get Off Your Ass'

Sequester: Bernanke frets, Obama stumps, and public shrugs

(Newser) - John Boehner fired a sharply-worded salvo in the sequester blame game today, telling the Senate to "get off their ass" and pass a bill. "We have moved a bill in the House twice," Boehner told reporters. "We should not have to move a third bill before...

GOP Far From
Scared of Sequester

Feb 21, 2013 10:16 AM CST

GOP Far From Scared of Sequester

House GOP refuses to budge on taxes, feels politically impervious

(Newser) - If President Obama's attempts to pressure Republicans into a sequester deal are having any effect, the GOP is doing a good job of hiding it. The battle lines remain exactly where they started—President Obama won't accept a plan without revenue hikes, and Republicans won't accept revenue...

Hillary
More Popular
Than Obama

Quinnipiac poll

Feb 8, 2013 2:41 PM CST

Hillary More Popular Than Obama

... and everyone else in politics for that matter, says Quinnipiac

(Newser) - A new survey by Quinnipiac University is hopeful news for those pulling for Hillary Clinton in 2016. It shows her to be the nation's most popular politician, with a 61-34 favorable/unfavorable rating. That beats President Obama (51-46), Joe Biden (46-41), and John Kerry (43-33). The numbers fall short of...

Why We Need to
'Kick That Can'

Paul Krugman

Feb 8, 2013 1:31 PM CST

Why We Need to 'Kick That Can'

Paul Krugman: US debt problems are long-term; fixing now would be 'destructive'

(Newser) - Paul Krugman appears exasperated with John Boehner's exasperation. On Wednesday, the speaker of the House discussed his determination to tackle the deficit, saying, “I’ve watched them kick this can down the road for 22 years since I’ve been here. I’ve had enough of it. It’...

Cantor Open to Gun
Background Checks

Feb 5, 2013 1:42 PM CST

Cantor Open to Gun Background Checks

Plus, he and Boehner talk illegal immigration

(Newser) - A day after President Obama noted that there's bipartisan support for universal background checks before gun purchases, Eric Cantor seems to have confirmed it. The House majority leader tells CNN he's open to strengthening background checks, perhaps by instituting a system similar to what Virginia put in place...

Obama Calls
for Brief
Sequester
Dodge

UPDATED

Feb 5, 2013 1:06 PM CST

Obama Calls for Brief Sequester Dodge

Will seek budget cuts in address this afternoon

(Newser) - President Obama wants to put off the dreaded sequester just a little while longer. In an address this afternoon, Obama called for a handful of small budget cuts to justify pushing the automatic spending cuts back again, this time until after Congress has crafted a new federal budget, the Washington ...