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GOP

Boehner blasts Cruz: ‘Lucifer in the flesh’; Cruz responds

FORT WAYNE, Indiana (AP) — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said Thursday that former House Speaker John Boehner let his "inner Trump come out" when he called Cruz "Lucifer in the flesh" during a talk to students at Stanford University. Responding to comments made by Boehner in the

arrest

Hastert judge delivered verbal equivalent of public flogging

CHICAGO (AP) — When he sentenced Dennis Hastert to more than a year in prison, the judge in the former House speaker's hush-money case delivered the verbal equivalent of a public flogging. Before imposing the 15-month sentence, a far stiffer sentence than federal guidelines suggested, U.S. District Judge

Democrat

Obama finally due to meet with Ryan

(CNSNews.com) – Three full months have passed since Rep. Paul Ryan was sworn in as House Speaker, and aside from a handshake at the State of the Union Address, President Obama has not met with the Republican leader. That will change this week.

congress

Mr. Ryan’s task

Paul D. Ryan's election as the 54th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives provides Republicans an important opportunity to prove that they are the party of ideas, political sobriety, and prudent statecraft. In the coming weeks, Mr. Ryan's task will become clear: he must

GOP

Paul Ryan ushers in a more open House, for better or worse

WASHINGTON (AP) — Late nights dealing with scores of amendments on the House floor. An invite to the famously staid Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, to appear at an open mic session.

Immigration

Ryan: No comprehensive immigration overhaul with Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan on Sunday ruled out a comprehensive overhaul of the immigration system while President Barack Obama is in office. The new leader of the Republican-controlled House said in several interviews Sunday that he will not work with Obama because the president went around Congress with

GOP

House GOP, eager to mend wounds, votes to make Ryan speaker

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Paul Ryan captured enough House votes Thursday to become the chamber's next speaker, as a splintered Republican Party turned to the youthful but seasoned lawmaker to mend its self-inflicted wounds and craft a conservative message to woo voters in next year's elections. In

GOP

The House’s big day: Budget deal vote, GOP nominating Ryan

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is poised to vote on a bipartisan pact charting a two-year budget truce and Republicans are set to nominate Rep. Paul Ryan as the chamber's new speaker, milestones GOP leaders hope will transform their party's recent chaos into calm in time for