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December 20, 2015

Boehner names GOP members to Benghazi committee, Dems participation still unknown

House Speaker John Boehner announced Friday six GOP lawmakers who he has appointed to serve on the Benghazi select committee. The lawmakers are Reps. Susan Brooks of Indiana, Jim Jordan of Ohio, Mike Pompeo of Kansas, Martha Roby of Alabama, Peter Roskam of Illinois and Lynn Westmoreland of Georgia.  

December 20, 2015

Boehner cruises to easy win in GOP primary

House Speaker John Boehner has defeated two tea party challengers as he seeks his 13th term in Congress.

December 20, 2015

GOP Rep. King blasts Dem rep’s ‘arrogant’ call to boycott Benghazi probe

A top Republican on the House intelligence committee slammed his Democratic colleague Sunday for suggesting fellow Democrats boycott the newly announced committee tasked with probing the Benghazi attacks.

December 20, 2015

House sets vote on measure pushing special counsel for IRS probe

Republican House leaders said Friday they plan on asking the Justice Department to appoint a special counsel to investigate claims the Internal Revenue Service unfairly targeted conservative groups during the past two election cycles.

December 20, 2015

Top Republican challenges intelligence official's Benghazi testimony

The Republican chairman of the House Armed Services Committee publicly challenged the credibility of a former military intelligence official who testified Thursday that more should have been done to help Americans under fire during the Benghazi attack.

December 20, 2015

Congressman: ‘House of Cards’ not entirely fictional

Fictitious Congressman Frank Underwood is manipulative, vindictive, ruthless and captivating in the Netflix breakout hit, "House of Cards." Adding a final variable to the mix, Kansas U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo says Kevin Spacey's character isn't entirely inaccurate. 

December 20, 2015

House Speaker Boehner undergoing procedure for recurring back problems

Boehner spokesman Michael Steel says the procedure is minor and was unscheduled. 

December 20, 2015

Boehner mocks Republican colleagues on immigration

House Speaker John Boehner reportedly mocked his GOP colleagues for their resistance to immigration legislation during a speech in his home district, in the latest sign he's pushing aggressively to break the logjam in Congress -- in defiance of some in his own party.

December 20, 2015

Immigration push threatens to divide Republicans

In the heat of an election year, the prospect of immigration legislation threatens to strike a divide into the Republican Party on Capitol Hill.

December 20, 2015

Boehner says he's 'hell-bent' on passing immigration legislation this year

House Speaker John Boehner and his Republican leadership team are telling donors and industry groups that they want to pass immigration legislation this year, despite the reluctance of other party members to tackle the divisive issue before the November elections.