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Rep. John Boehner’s time in Congress is down to a number of weeks. After his decision to step down from Congress and resign his position as speaker of the House, talk of who will take over as the next speaker lingers. Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., who officially declared his candidacy for the House’s top…

House Speaker John Boehner is set to leave the House on October 30, and before departing at the end of a 24-year career, he could leave his Republican colleagues with a number of parting gifts. Boehner’s resignation has sent Republicans scrambling to determine who will fill his empty spot, as well as the remaining three…

U.S. ARMED FORCES, Iraq—The air war against ISIS is a tricky one for U.S. pilots. Without American troops on the ground, it’s hard to tell friend from foe. In Operation Inherent Resolve—the coalition air war against ISIS—airstrikes are based on information relayed from airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft, both manned and unmanned, as…

Rep. Mark Meadows, whose rare motion to depose House Speaker John Boehner expedited the top leader’s decision to retire, does not take any personal satisfaction out of the leadership change he helped inspire. Meadows did not spend the weekend popping champagne, or charting his own path to the top. He didn’t even go home to…

“I don’t want to leave my successor a dirty barn,” House Speaker John Boehner said on CBS’s “Face the Nation” Sunday morning. “So I’m going to clean the barn up a little bit before the next person gets here.” Boehner’s decision Friday to resign from Congress sparked recriminations among Republicans, not to mention questions of whom his…

Conservative commentator and radio talk show host Mark Levin warns that conservatives shouldn’t grow complacent after House Speaker John Boehner’s resignation. Boehner, R-Ohio, announced Friday that he will resign both his position as speaker and his seat in Congress at the end of October. “It’s a great day,” said Levin, speaking at the Values Voter…

The amount of United States border patrol arrests soared in the month of August. The Associated Press reported that almost 10,000 immigrant children and families were arrested at the Mexico border as they tried crossing illegally during the month of August. Data released by the U.S. Border Patrol on Monday shows this is an increase of 52 percent…

After the announcement that John Boehner will step down as House speaker, eyes turned toward the next Republican who will fill the high-ranking role. With speculation and talk of who will take over Boehner's position after he leaves Capitol Hill on Oct. 30, but no real answers as to who will step in, here are nine…

Conservatives reveled in House Speaker John Boehner’s resignation announcement during the Value Voters Summit Friday, fervently cheering at each mention of his impending departure. “Just a few minutes ago, Speaker Boehner announced that he will be resigning,” Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., announced, inspiring a standing ovation from the audience. The audience’s eager reaction underscored the…

House Speaker John Boehner’s resignation comes at a consequential time for Republicans dealing with immediate pressure points like a funding fight over Planned Parenthood, and a larger reckoning of their identity moving forward. In a news conference at the Capitol Friday, Boehner, R-Ohio, promised that he would maintain the same approach during his last weeks—16…

At a press conference Friday afternoon, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, explained why he decided to resign from Congress. Boehner, who will leave office by the end of October, said he’s stepping down because Republican turmoil is not good for members of Congress or the institution.

House Speaker John Boehner has announced that he will resign as speaker and forfeit his congressional seat at the end of next month. Boehner, R-Ohio, was first elected to Congress in 1990 and was elected as speaker in 2011. His announcement comes the day after Pope Francis became the first pope to address a joint session…

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, announced Friday morning that he will resign from Congress at the end of October. This announcement comes one day after Pope Francis spoke to a joint meeting of Congress. Here are 37 tweets from a top Twitter trend on Friday. Was on the air at Voter Values Summit when Rubio…