Jul 26 Oregon Congressman David Wu to Step Down Amid Sexual Allegations Embattled Rep. David Wu, D-Ore., announced Tuesday he will resign amid allegations he had a sexual encounter with an 18-year-old woman. The decision by the seven-term congressman comes a day after House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called on the Ethics… Continue reading
Jul 26 No Deal in Sight After President Obama, Speaker Boehner Address Nation President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner address the nation. President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, both delivered primetime television addresses to the nation Monday night appealing to the American people to see it their way… Continue reading
Jul 25 Obama, Boehner Still 'Quite Far Apart' on Debt Deal President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner butted heads yet again Monday night over the way to resolve the nation's debt crisis. In back-to-back primetime addresses, the president and the speaker outlined great fundamental differences that remain with barely… Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch Watch Obama's, Boehner's Full Debt-Ceiling Remarks The full remarks of President Obama and Speaker John Boehner. Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch Boehner: Obama's Not Getting a Blank Check House Speaker John Boehner addressed the nation after President Obama Monday about the approaching debt-limit deadline and the political stalemate between top lawmakers over deficit-reduction proposals. Here are his full remarks as prepared for delivery. Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch Obama: Americans Should Be Offended by '3-Ring Circus' Over Debt Limit Obama: Debt Divide 'Is No Way to Run the Greatest Country on Earth'… Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch LaHood on FAA Furloughs: Congress Must Pass Long-Term Funding LaHood on FAA Furloughs: Congress Needs to Pass Long-Term Funding… Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch Party Leaders Dismiss Rival Debt Plans as Debate Hits Home Stretch As Debt Crisis Drags On, Fallout for Consumers Still Unclear… Continue watching
Jul 25 Obama, Boehner Address the Nation About Debt Talks President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner addressed the nation Monday night regarding the state of the debt-ceiling negotiations as the Aug. 2 deadline to reach a deal looms a little more than a week away. Read President Obama's… Continue reading
Jul 25 White House Backs Reid's Deficit Plan, Boehner Pushes 2-Step Option Updated 5:33 p.m. ET - Reporting from Capitol Hill |House Speaker John Boehner, surrounded by House Republican leaders, unveiled Monday the GOP proposal to raise the debt limit in two steps -- once now and once this winter --… Continue reading