Speaker of the House John Boehner decided to push back the elections for House Majority Leader and Majority Whip until next month, giving conservatives more time to offer candidates to fill the positions.
Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) said he didn’t regret removing Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) from his subcommittee chairmanship for voting his conscience against GOP leadership, but that Chaffetz “learned” from that experience.
At first, it seemed as if his heir apparent House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy would easily ascend into the speakership and that House Majority Whip Steve Scalise would easily replace McCarthy, and Chief Deputy Whip Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) would easily ascend into the Whip’s role. Now, one of that seems easy or likely as the growing conservative wing of the conference—emboldened by Boehner’s resignation—is demanding a series of structural reforms to the way business in done in Congress rather than just a reshuffling of the deck in leadership post-Boehner.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich tells Breitbart News that he thinks House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is “far and away the best man” to replace Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) as Speaker of the House when Boehner resigns later this month.
House Oversight and Government Reform committee chairman Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), in his official announcement made on Sunday that he’s running for Speaker of the House, implicitly dinged House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for being unable to communicate effectively.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) hails from Bakersfield in the Central Valley. But local Republicans are divided about his prospects as Speaker of the House, as McCarthy emerges as the likely candidate to replace John Boehner, who announced his resignation last month, effective Oct. 31.
Friday at a press conference at the White House, President Barack Obama defended Majority Leader Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Speaker John A. Boehner (R-OH) for not being able to pass a conservative agenda. Obama said, “They want to defund
Conservative state lawmakers in Mississippi—who urged their congressional delegation in Washington D.C. to vote against a continuing resolution that would fund Planned Parenthood—found that their House members heeded them, but their U.S. Senators did not.
In what was ultimately a show-vote, the House once again passed a measure that supports the defunding of Planned Parenthood, as the abortion business is under congressional investigation for selling the body parts of aborted babies.
Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush argued House Speaker Representative John Boehner (R-OH) did “a good job” as speaker in an interview broadcast on Wednesday’s “Situation Room” on CNN. Jeb said, “So, John Boehner passed, through his
The continuing resolution keeps the government open at current funding levels through December 11, providing lawmakers more time to negotiate a final budget deal. Additionally, over the protestations of many conservative Republicans, the legislation funds Planned Parenthood. It averts a shutdown as the new fiscal year begins Thursday.
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy officially announced his campaign to replace John Boehner (R-OH) as Speaker on Monday and laid out his foreign policy vision for the United States: a stronger, tougher America.
On the first business day following House Speaker John Boehner’s resignation, J.D. Winteregg filed his necessary paperwork, becoming the first candidate on the regular ballot to replace Boehner in Ohio’s 8th District.
“After consulting with our conference, a large majority of our members have made clear they want these elections held next week,” departing Speaker John Boehner says. “With their considerations in mind, the House leadership elections will take place on Thursday, October 8.”
The Senate passed a temporary spending measure Wednesday, sending the bill over to the House for final passage before government funding expires at midnight. The continuing resolution funds government through December 11 and will allow congressional negotiators more time to agree on a budget deal. It does not defund Planned Parenthood as many Republicans desired, and averts a shutdown for now.
Republican Majority Leader Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) gave Speaker Representative John Boehner (R-OH) a B- and vowed to fight to defund Obamacare, the president’s executive action on immigration, Planned Parenthood, and the Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox
Republicans encouraged Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) to run for Majority Leader in the House of Representatives Tuesday, following House Speaker John Boehner’s resignation, but Gowdy refused, saying he doesn’t want to leave his Chairmanship on the House Select Committee on Benghazi.
Foster Friess, a conservative billionaire living in Wyoming, is supporting Kevin McCarthy’s race for House Speaker, following John Boehner’s resignation. “He seems to be a real upbeat guy in all my interactions with him,” Friess stated in a press release.
GOP presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson is standing by his opinion that House Speaker John Boehner’s resignation “will be a good thing.”
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz slammed Republican leadership on Monday for slavishly serving the interests of major corporations — and worse, leading attacks from the Left on its conservative grassroots base.
Over the weekend, Breitbart News sat down with Gun Owners of America’s Larry Pratt to ask his opinion on House Speaker John Boehner’s plans to resign, and Pratt said he was thrilled with the news. He said he also hopes Boehner is not alone among Republicans when he packs his bags to leave the Capitol for good.
McCarthy’s announcement comes on the heels of current Speaker John Boehner, an Ohio Republican, announcing his resignation last Friday. That came after Boehner lost significant support among his own party and apparently wouldn’t have won reelection should a motion to remove him have come up for a vote. Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) led the way in getting Boehner’s ouster, putting forward in late July a measure called a motion to vacate the chair. Meadows rallied his fellow Republicans against Boehner’s failed leadership, eventually leading to his resignation.
Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL), a candidate for Speaker of the United States House of Representatives against House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), tells Breitbart News in an exclusive interview exactly how he plans to reform Congress.
Boehner’s Resignation Is Just A Symptom of GOP’s Ideological Rot
Speaking on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, Network contributor Matt Dowd commented on Speaker of the House John Boehner’s resignation, calling the Republicans who were unhappy with Boehner as Speaker “upset that America has changed.” “America is now less white, less
GOP presidential candidate former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) spoke exclusively to Breitbart News during Friday’s Values Voter Summit, reacting to the breaking news that House Speaker John Boehner resigned, slammed fellow GOP presidential candidates on immigration, and talked about Pope Francis.
On Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 from 7PM to 10PM EST, guest-host Matthew Boyle will be discussing the most important news stories of the week. He will be discussing the 2016 presidential race, the resignation of House Speaker John Boehner, and will be interviewing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Norman Orstein of the American Enterprise Institute blames conservatives for pushing John Boehner out of Congress and tarnishing the office of Speaker itself, saying, “Leaders who try to operate within realistic constraints face certain revolt from insurgents demanding ideological purity.”
Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” outgoing Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) criticized “false prophets” on the Republican side over promising what can be done in government. Boehner said,” You know, the Bible says beware of false prophets, and there are
On Friday, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) told GOP legislators he will resign in October. Boehner’s decision was likely prompted by at least 30 House Republicans who had threatened a no-confidence vote, which would leave Boehner in the uncomfortable position of needing Democratic votes to remain in his position.
During Saturday’s “Fox & Friends” on Fox News Channel, Gov Chris Christie (R-NJ), a candidate for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, reacted to Speaker of the House John Boehner’s resignation, which was announced Friday to take place at the end of October.
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) appeared on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends” Saturday to react to Speaker of the House John Boehner’s announced resignation set for the end of October. “First of all, I awoke this morning, I said my prayers and I
During Friday’s Yellowhammer Radio with Cliff Sims, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) discussed the resignation of House Speaker John Boehner. While Boehner’s resignation is not effective until October 30, Brooks speculated on who the replacement would be, saying there is a “smorgasbord”
There is going to be a race for Speaker of the House, Breitbart News has learned, and current House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy will not be a shoo-in to replace outgoing Speaker John Boehner.
Columnist Pat Buchanan gave House Speaker Representative John Boehner “A for effort,” but that the GOP “is deeply divided” on Friday’s “McLaughlin Group.” Buchanan stated, “I think, John, he’s a good man who did the best he could, and he’s
New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that while House Speaker Representative John Boehner (R-OH) “wasn’t that imaginative, and the Republicans weren’t that aggressive in putting together a lot of policies,” “he did know reality,” which “Some of his critics don’t
When news of GOP Speaker of the House John Boehner’s resignation filtered into the Values Voter Summit on Friday, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal used the occasion to call for GOP Senate Leader Mitch McConnell to follow the Speaker into retirement.
Former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor pens an op-ed for the New York Times defending John Boehner, who announced his resignation from Congress on Friday. Further, Cantor attacks conservative media for demanding House Republicans under Boehner’s leadership fight harder and make fewer concessions to President Obama.
Outgoing Speaker of the House John Boehner says he’s not being pushed out of the job he’s held for five years.
Former House Majority Leader and Representative Tom DeLay (R-TX) stated that House Speaker Representative John Boehner “had no agenda” on Friday’s “Risk & Reward with Deirdre Bolton” on the Fox Business Network. DeLay said, “The agenda should be actually presented, and
