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New Congress faces more budget battles
The 113th US Congress, featuring dozens of new faces in the House and Senate, convened Thursday fresh from the year-end “fiscal cliff” fiasco, as lawmakers cast a wary eye towards the tough budget battles ahead. Twelve freshman senators and 82 newly-elected congressmen took the oath of office, with President Barack…
Watch live: 113th Congress convenes in Washington
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives convene for the first session of the 113th Congress. New members will be sworn in while Representatives are expected to re-elect John Boehner, R-Ohio, as House Speaker. Watch live, broadcast on NBC News on Jan. 3. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and…
Maddow: Boehner speakership has devolved into defiance and derision
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow ripped House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) on her show Wednesday night, framing him as an weak leader who was obstructing Congress with his incompetence. “The speakership of John Boehner has been chaotic from the beginning, but it has now devolved into outright defiance of his leadership,…
Cantor’s revolt exposes Republican rift in fight for party’s future
A Republican civil war, which has simmered under the surface since the party’s defeat in last November’s presidential election, has now burst firmly into the open and pitted party leaders against each other. Majority leader Eric Cantor’s extraordinary vote against House speaker John Boehner in Tuesday’s late-night vote in the…
Boehner told Reid during fiscal cliff battle: Go f*ck yourself
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) had some foul language for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) last week as vitriol erupted over the looming fiscal cliff. According to Politico and CNN, Boehner confronted Reid in the White House lobby last Friday and advised him to “go fuck yourself.” Boehner was…
Obama calls leaders for Friday talks in effort to reach fiscal cliff breakthrough
Barack Obama will meet congressional leaders on Friday as members of the House of Representatives prepare to return to Washington for a last-ditch attempt to head off the year-end fiscal cliff budget crisis. Republican speaker John Boehner said the House will reconvene on Sunday evening, with less than 30 hours…
John Boehner fights for his political life after failure of ‘fiscal cliff’ talks
Speaker says he is not concerned for his job but pressure rises after Republican right rejects tax rises to solve budget crisis The Republican speaker of the House of Representatives, John Boehner, has signalled that he is not planning to quit after a congressional debacle that left negotiations over US…
Boehner: ‘God only knows’ next step in fiscal fight
With a Republican effort to raise taxes on millionaires shot down by conservatives in his own party, House Speaker John Boehner could be forgiven his thoughts Friday on how to avoid the fiscal cliff: “God only knows.” With just 10 days before tax rates rise on all Americans and deep…
GOP’s Plan B fails to garner enough support for House vote
The Republican’s plan to solve the so-called fiscal cliff will not come to a vote tonight as previously announced, reported CNN. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) originally planned to push a vote on the Republican’s plan, called Plan B, despite the Democrat’s opposition — a move on Boehner’s part to…
Reporter: Fiscal cliff ‘brinksmanship’ over due to Newtown shooting
Ben White, the chief economic correspondent for Politico, said Monday that a deal to avert the so-called fiscal cliff appeared to be imminent now that the national spotlight had moved to gun violence. “I don’t think either side at this point has a lot of appetite for brinksmanship anymore,” he…
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