McCarthy abruptly withdraws candidacy for House speaker
By ERICA WERNER With no warning, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy withdrew Thursday from the contest for speaker of the U.S. House, shocking fellow Republicans just before voting was to begin…
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Speaker Boehner stuns Congress, announces resignation
By ERICA WERNER and ALAN FRAM With Congress in turmoil, House Speaker John Boehner abruptly informed fellow Republicans on Friday that he would resign from Congress at the end of…
Book looks behind the scenes of 2012 race
By RASHA MADKOUR This book cover image released by The Penguin Press shows “Double Down: Game Change 2012,” by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann. (AP Photo/The Penguin Press) “Double Down:…
Here’s the truth: The government doesn’t shut down
By ANDREW TAYLOR Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, speaks with reporters about the looming deadline to fund the government and the fight among House Republicans on a strategy,…
EX-HO– USE SPEAKER TOM FOLEY DIES AT 84
By ALAN FRAM and NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS FILE – In this June 1989 file photo, former Speaker of the U.S. of Representatives Tom Foley poses in his 5th Congressional District…
FEARS ABOUT FALLOUT FROM GOP DIVIDE WITH TEA PARTY
By BILL BARROW FILE – In this Aug. 29, 2013, file photo, Tea Party Express Chairwoman Amy Kremer, speaks in Charleston, S.C.,, businessman Richard Cash listens. Cash is running against…
TOO EARLY? REPUBLICANS AUDITION FOR 2016 ELECTION
TOO EARLY? REPUBLICANS AUDITION FOR 2016 ELECTION Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks during the Ronald Reagan Dinner at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md.,…