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May 2, 2016

‘People are stunned’: Resolution to oust Boehner scrambles party’s August recess plans

In a single stroke, Rep. Mark Meadows has infuriated GOP leadership and scrambled their plans of using the August recess to focus on the Iran deal.

May 2, 2016

Boehner vows fight to scuttle Iran nuclear deal

House Speaker John Boehner vowed Wednesday to do "everything possible" to stop the newly struck Iran nuclear deal, as Congress formally begins consideration of the hard-fought pact.

May 2, 2016

House Benghazi panel gets State Department documents

The House committee investigating the 2012 attacks on Americans in Benghazi, Libya, says it has received more than 4,000 pages of documents from a review board appointed by the State Department to investigate the attacks

May 2, 2016

Secret Service accused of leaking info on GOP critic’s job rejection, DHS secretary apologizes

The Secret Service reportedly is being accused of leaking private information on how Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz -- one of the agency's toughest critics -- was rejected for a job there more than a decade ago.

May 2, 2016

House Speaker Boehner to travel to Israel

House Speaker John Boehner is planning to travel to Israel, a visit that comes as relations between the Obama administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have reached a new low.

May 2, 2016

House panel adopts budget but GOP divisions remain

The GOP-led House Budget Committee Thursday gave party-line approval to a sweeping balanced budget plan, but the measure faces a rewrite next week to overcome opposition from the party's defense hawks.

May 2, 2016

Netanyahu to address Congress on March 3, Obama not planning to meet with him

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address Congress on March 3, House Speaker John Boehner announced Thursday -- though President Obama does not plan to meet with him.

May 2, 2016

Senators call on Justice Department to stop sharing asset forfeiture funds

Leading members of the House and Senate judiciary committees called on the Justice Department on Friday to cut off the flow of hundreds of millions of dollars of proceeds from seized property to police departments around the country.

May 2, 2016

Boehner elected to 3rd term as House speaker, as GOP takes control of Congress

John Boehner beat back a conservative challenge to win a third term as House speaker on Tuesday, as he joined Sen. Mitch McConnell in presiding over the first Republican-controlled Congress in nearly a decade.

May 2, 2016

Obama, congressional leaders to meet next week

The White House confirmed that Obama has invited the top 16 congressional leaders next Tuesday.