Rep. Paul Ryan was officially elected as the 54th speaker of the House on Thursday, making the 45-year-old Wisconsin congressman the youngest to ascend to the top House leadership position in 140 years.
During a press conference Tuesday evening, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., answered the call to run for the House of Representatives' Speaker position to replace outgoing Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, who is set to resign at the end of the month.
Republicans are pressing Rep. Paul Ryan to step up and run for the House Speaker position to replace John Boehner, following Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's shocking decision to quit his campaign run for the post.
Conservatives are not holding back their delight over John Boehner's announcement that he will resign from Congress and give up his speakership position at the end of October.
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner announced on Friday that he will resign from Congress and give up his speakership position at the end of October.
House Speaker John Boehner downplayed a concerted effort led by a member of his own party to remove him from his position of leadership is "no big deal" on Wednesday.
The House voted Wednesday to pass a final version of a bill that authorizes construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline in spite of President Barack Obama's promise to veto the controversial bill.
After facing tough criticism from middle class parents, Republicans and top Democrats, President Barack Obama decided to scrap his proposal to start taxing college savings accounts known as 529 plans.
Democrats' immigration reform bill thats aims to curb the high number of unaccompanied child migrants from crossing into the U.S. is unlikely to pass before summer recess, while Republicans are seeking to pass their own immigration bill.
President Barack Obama may be dealing with a litany of problems like the threat of ISIS, children crossing our borders and his dwindling approval ratings, but he made it clear that House Speaker John Boehner's lawsuit surely isn't one.
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is reportedly considering filing a lawsuit against the president because of his increase use of the signing executive orders to bypass Congress.
GOP Tea Party voters and conservative Republicans have verbalized the need to press forward with immigration reform. In spite of this, President Barack Obama has delayed a review of deportation policies, which won’t be addressed until the end of the summer, in hopes that Congress will approve a complete overhaul of immigration laws.
Overcrowded city and county jails have lead the President Barack Obama and his administration to make changes to the Secure Communities program, which ranks repeat immigration violators as high as violent offenders on the priority list for deportations.
A White House aide has confirmed that House Speaker John Boehner did not say that he was committed to voting on the comprehensive immigration reform bill.
Formerly known as International Worker's Day, May Day traditionally represents a celebration of workers' rights. However, during the past decade in the U.S, it has become a day to advocate for several issues, including immigration reform and raising the national minimum wage. "Si se puede!" -- Yes, we can -- rang throughout the air as immigration reform and undocumented immigrants' rights were the main focus of this year's march.
Last week House Speaker John Boehner delivered speech in Cincinnati where he blasted his fellow GOP lawmakers by mocking and imitating them regarding their inaction toward immigration reform, but this week he sang a different tune.
