http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/John_BoehnerFind stories, videos, and photos about John Boehner from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:43:11 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/John_Boehner14433Find stories, videos, and photos about John Boehner from CNN.com.http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/30/news/economy/Stimulus_jobs_created/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/30/news/economy/Stimulus_jobs_created/index.htmThe largest stimulus program in the nation's history has created or saved just over 640,000 jobs, the Obama administration said Friday.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/24/pelosi.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/24/pelosi.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday House Democrats need further negotiations before bringing a final version of a health care bill to debate before the full chamber.Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/24/chaffetz.joe.wilson.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/24/chaffetz.joe.wilson.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmid charges of incivility, lying and even racism, the health care debate has gotten nasty. Although many Americans voted for this president, they seem to have doubts about his health care ideas.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/17/us.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/17/us.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn integrated U.S. approach to Afghanistan is needed before President Obama decides whether to send more troops there, lawmakers and others said Thursday at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing.Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/17/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/17/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe fight over health care reform took center stage on Capitol Hill on Friday, as the House Democratic leadership stepped up its push for passage of a bill before the August congressional recess.Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/10/stimulus.ohio/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/10/stimulus.ohio/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn his first trip to Ohio since the election, Vice President Joe Biden jumped back into campaign mode, setting his sights on Republican critics of the $787 billion stimulus plan.Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:52:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/09/news/economy/prevention_wont_save_healthcare.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/09/news/economy/prevention_wont_save_healthcare.fortune/index.htmA useful principle of political analysis is to be suspicious when everyone agrees. Which is why the bipartisan paeans to "prevention" in this summer's health care debate have me scratching my head. It's the one reform on which Henry Waxman and John Boehner can join hands. Don't get me wrong: officials are right to say our system is crazily tilted toward paying docs and hospitals for curing people only after they've gotten terribly sick. But when they jump from this to the idea that America's overdue prevention agenda will be the fix for soaring national health costs (and even help pay for expanded coverage), they're blowing smoke.Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/11/health.care.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/11/health.care.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama took his health care reform push on the road Thursday, saying in Green Bay, Wisconsin, that those concerned with high costs and rising deficits should be proponents of change to an ailing system.Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/18/john.king.political.roundup/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/18/john.king.political.roundup/index.html#cnnSTCTextAnd amid all the talk, there was notable silence: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi decided not to appear on any of the Sunday shows to defend herself after a rocky week.Mon, 18 May 2009 15:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/14/pelosi.waterboarding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/14/pelosi.waterboarding/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe No. 2 Democrat in the House on Thursday dismissed talk of what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi knew or didn't know about the CIA's interrogation techniques.Fri, 15 May 2009 02:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/07/budget.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/07/budget.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublican congressional leaders tore into President Obama's proposed 2010 budget Thursday, arguing that his spending cuts will do little to stem a rising tide of red ink.Thu, 07 May 2009 20:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/30/gop.ad/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/30/gop.ad/index.html#cnnSTCTextHouse Republican leader John Boehner released a lengthy Web video Thursday suggesting Democrats are not keeping Americans safe -- part of what GOP sources tell CNN is a renewed political effort to push a historically winning issue for Republicans: national security.Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/23/boehner.pelosi.100.days/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/23/boehner.pelosi.100.days/index.html#cnnSTCTextHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she feels a "spirit of pride" thinking back over the new administration's first 100 days, but House Minority Leader John Boehner said it's become clear to him that the idea of bipartisanship "was a ruse."Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/26/budget/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/26/budget/index.html#cnnSTCTextHouse Republicans on Thursday said they have come up with an alternative proposal to the president's budget, following criticism from Democrats that they have become the "party of no."Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:08:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/19/news/economy/bonus_tax/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/19/news/economy/bonus_tax/index.htmThe House of Representatives passed legislation Thursday to try to recoup bonuses paid to Wall Street executives with taxpayer money.Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/28/schneider.gop.cpac/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/28/schneider.gop.cpac/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublicans have a script for 2012. Just listen to Newt Gingrich, speaking before the crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference, which is an annual gathering of conservatives from across the country:Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:00:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/18/news/economy/stimulus_oversight/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/18/news/economy/stimulus_oversight/index.htmSo they've done it. Lawmakers passed a nearly $800 billion stimulus plan - roughly the equivalent of an entire year's of discretionary government spending - in just over a month.Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:26:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/19/news/economy/stimulus_oversight/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/19/news/economy/stimulus_oversight/index.htmSo they've done it. Lawmakers passed a nearly $800 billion stimulus plan - roughly the equivalent of an entire year's of discretionary government spending - in just over a month.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/18/foreclosure.plan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/18/foreclosure.plan/index.html#cnnSTCTextEven before President Obama unveiled his home foreclosure plan Wednesday afternoon, some Republicans and political commentators questioned how exactly it would work to stave off a crisis plaguing the country.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/06/stimulus/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/06/stimulus/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. senators began debate on a massive economic-recovery package Friday evening, after a working coalition of Democrats and some Republicans reached a compromise that trimmed billions in spending from an earlier version.Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/29/preston.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/29/preston.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe only bright spot in the nation's capital for Republicans these days seems to be a flame that burns 24 hours a day in the courtyard at the campaign headquarters for Republican senators.Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:24:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/28/news/economy/house_stimulus_vote/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/28/news/economy/house_stimulus_vote/index.htmIn a final push before the House votes on an economic stimulus package, President Obama said Wednesday that the country needs immediate action to solve rampant job loss.Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/27/zelizer.republicans/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/27/zelizer.republicans/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne of the best Marx Brothers movies, "Horse Feathers," played in movie theaters at the height of the Great Depression in 1932.Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/25/obama.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/25/obama.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Barack Obama, who arguably won a large chunk of political capital in the 2008 election, is now looking to cash in as he urges Congress to pass a massive economic stimulus package.Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/02/Obama.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/02/Obama.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident-elect Barack Obama is expected to meet with congressional leaders Monday to discuss his proposal for the new economic stimulus plan, which leaders are now referring to as an "economy recovery plan," a Senate Democratic leadership aide said Friday.Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:52:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/02/news/economy/obama_plan/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/02/news/economy/obama_plan/index.htmPresident-elect Barack Obama will meet with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Monday to discuss his proposal for the new economic stimulus plan, which leaders are now referring to as an "economy recovery plan," a Senate Democratic leadership aide said Friday.Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/30/gop.stimulus/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/30/gop.stimulus/index.html#cnnSTCTextTop congressional Republicans cautioned Democrats not to rush through a massive stimulus package that lawmakers hope to send to President-elect Barack Obama shortly after he takes office next month.Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:21:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/19/magazines/fortune/card_check.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/19/magazines/fortune/card_check.fortune/index.htmWill he, or won't he dare? That was the question that consumed an otherwise social luncheon of Republican women at the White House last week.Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:58:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1846453,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1846453,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Senate passes an amended rescue plan, throwing the ball back into the House Republicans' court Thu, 02 Oct 2008 06:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/01/congress.bailout/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/01/congress.bailout/index.html#cnnSTCTextCongressional leaders Wednesday added "sweeteners" to a $700 billion financial bailout plan to attract enough House members, particularly Republicans, to pass the plan, which failed in the House just two days ago.Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:08:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1845657,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1845657,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAll the talk of bipartisanship turned into a flurry of finger-pointing and recriminations after the Administration's controversial financial markets rescue plan goes down in defeat in the HouseTue, 30 Sep 2008 05:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/29/news/economy/bailout/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/29/news/economy/bailout/index.htmThe fate of the government's $700 billion financial bailout plan was thrown into doubt Monday as the House rejected the controversial measure.Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:40:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1845325,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1845325,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNo one wants to take credit for the plan that might save the US economyMon, 29 Sep 2008 06:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1845092,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1845092,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWith the presidential candidates temporarily out of town, negotiators go back to the drawing boardFri, 26 Sep 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/26/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/26/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhat began as high-stakes negotiations over the proposed $700 billion bailout of the nation's financial system dissolved into bickering, begging and a roiling battle between parties Thursday night.Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:34:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1844732,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1844732,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsDemocrats are blaming John McCain; Republicans say it's the Dems who are playing politics. Both may be rightFri, 26 Sep 2008 06:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/25/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/25/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTextSens. John McCain and Barack Obama left a White House meeting, described as at times "contentious," with no apparent financial bailout deal worked out.Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/07/house.boehner/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/07/house.boehner/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs most of Congress continues its August break, House Minority Leader John Boehner wants to continue a rare protest in the chamber for at least another two weeks to force a vote on offshore drilling.Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:14:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1825789,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1825789,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsRescue legislation sailed through the House Wednesday aimed at helping 400,000 strapped homeowners avoid foreclosure and to prevent troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from collapsingWed, 23 Jul 2008 11:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/17/pelosi.interview/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/17/pelosi.interview/index.html#cnnSTCTextHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi called President Bush "a total failure" on Thursday, among the California Democrat's harshest assessments to date of the president.Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/01/boehner.call/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/01/boehner.call/index.html#cnnSTCTextHouse Minority Leader John Boehner was awarded more than $1 million in legal fees Tuesday in perhaps the concluding chapter of his politically charged lawsuit against Democratic Rep. James McDermott.Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/24/news/economy/stimulus_package/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/24/news/economy/stimulus_package/index.htmCongressional leaders and Bush administration officials agreed Thursday on a $150 billion stimulus measure aimed at keeping the economy from falling into recession.Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:32:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/24/news/economy/stimulus_negotiations/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/24/news/economy/stimulus_negotiations/index.htmTreasury Secretary Henry Paulson ended his third meeting of the day with House leaders Wednesday night with no indication of a deal on an economic stimulus package, although a GOP leader told reporters more public comments could be expected Thursday morning.Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/23/economic.stimulus/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/23/economic.stimulus/index.html#cnnSTCTextTreasury Secretary Henry Paulson ended his third meeting of the day with House leaders Wednesday night with no indication of a deal on a $150 billion economic stimulus package.Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/12/congress.pages/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/12/congress.pages/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe inspector-general of the House of Representatives will investigate recent allegations of sexual misconduct among congressional pages, the Democratic and Republican leaders of the chamber announced Wednesday.Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/03/scotus.call/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/03/scotus.call/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Supreme Court refused to get involved Monday in a 10-year legal feud between two congressman over an illegally recorded private phone conversation that was later leaked to the media.Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/29/hyde.obit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/29/hyde.obit/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Congressman Henry Hyde, a Republican from Illinois, died early Thursday morning. He was 83.Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/30/kth.museum/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/30/kth.museum/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn tiny Bishop, California, Rep. Buck McKeon, R-California, wants to build a museum honoring the mule.Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/05/congressman.dead/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/05/congressman.dead/index.html#cnnSTCTextRep. Paul Gillmor of Ohio was found dead in his townhouse in Arlington, Virginia, on Wednesday, leadership aides for both the Republican and Democratic parties said.Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/06/congressman.dead/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/06/congressman.dead/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolice said on Thursday they have no reason to be suspicious of Ohio Rep. Paul Gillmor's death a day earlier.Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/05/congressman.bribery/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/05/congressman.bribery/index.htmlLouisiana congressman William Jefferson on Tuesday requested temporary leave as a member of the House Small Business Committee, a day after he was indicted by a federal grand jury on a raft of corruption charges.Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/09/iraq.funds/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/09/iraq.funds/index.htmlPresident Bush would veto the latest war spending bill -- one that would fund the war in stages dependent on the Iraqi government's progress -- the White House said Wednesday.Wed, 09 May 2007 23:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/07/war.funding/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/07/war.funding/index.htmlHouse Democratic leaders are preparing a new version of the Iraq war funding bill that would pay for the war in two stages.Mon, 07 May 2007 21:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/25/petraeus.briefing/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/25/petraeus.briefing/index.htmlThe top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, told reporters that sectarian murders in Baghdad have been reduced by about one-third since the beginning of the year.Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/02/13/us.iraq/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/02/13/us.iraq/index.htmlHouse Democrats put their military veterans front and center Tuesday, beginning three days of debate on a resolution against increasing U.S. forces in Iraq.Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/04/congress.rdp/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/04/congress.rdp/index.htmlRep. Nancy Pelosi became the first female speaker of the House of Representatives on Thursday, as Democrats took control of both chambers of Congress.Thu, 04 Jan 2007 07:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/08/congress.new.leader/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/08/congress.new.leader/index.htmlHouse Speaker Dennis Hastert's decision to return to the back benches after Republicans lost their majority in Tuesday's midterm election has set off a scramble for the job of House GOP leader.Thu, 09 Nov 2006 00:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/01/shifting.blame/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/01/shifting.blame/index.htmlHouse Majority Leader John Boehner's call for critics to lay off Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld because the generals are responsible for the conduct of the war in Iraq has sparked outrage among Democrats.Thu, 02 Nov 2006 02:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/17/foley.fallout/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/17/foley.fallout/index.htmlFormer Florida Rep. Mark Foley will tell the Archdiocese of Miami the name of the priest he says abused him as a young man, his attorney said Tuesday.Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/03/hastert.foley/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/03/hastert.foley/index.htmlFour days after Rep. Mark Foley resigned amid allegations that he had inappropriate correspondences with teenage congressional pages, a conservative newspaper called for the House speaker to follow suit Tuesday.Wed, 04 Oct 2006 01:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/09/30/foley.quits/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/09/30/foley.quits/index.htmlThe top three Republicans in the House assailed Rep. Mark Foley Saturday over his e-mails to a teenage male page and said his resignation was not enough.Sat, 30 Sep 2006 06:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/09/26/nie.iraq/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/09/26/nie.iraq/index.htmlIslamist terrorists are adapting to global counterterrorism efforts, as the "jihadist movement" is becoming more decentralized and spawning offshoot organizations with anti-American agendas, according to a declassified intelligence document released Tuesday.Tue, 26 Sep 2006 14:05:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/21/magazines/fortune/john_boehner.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/21/magazines/fortune/john_boehner.fortune/index.htmThe pack of Barclays emerges ten minutes into our conversation, and John Boehner - plastics entrepreneur turned U.S. Congressman turned House majority leader - is unapologetic about a habit he hasn't bothered to try kicking in 20 years.Thu, 21 Sep 2006 18:53:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/19/pf/retirement/pension_deal_near/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/19/pf/retirement/pension_deal_near/index.htmLawmakers negotiating pension reform legislation may have reached a tentative agreement on what to include in a final bill that would toughen funding rules for defined-benefit plans and encourage savings in 401(k)s.Wed, 19 Jul 2006 20:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/07/same.sex.marriage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/07/same.sex.marriage/index.htmlThe Senate blocked on Wednesday a bid to amend the Constitution to essentially ban same-sex marriage.Wed, 07 Jun 2006 10:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/04/congress.spending/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/04/congress.spending/index.htmlThe Senate approved nearly $109 billion in additional war and hurricane relief money Thursday despite a White House threat to veto the bill over what it called "unnecessary spending."Thu, 04 May 2006 20:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/24/ivins.reform/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/24/ivins.reform/index.htmlCynics are fond of meditating on the evil done in the name of reform. I'm a great believer in perpetual reform myself, on the theory that political systems, like houses, are always in want of some fixing. However, I have seen some pluperfect doozies passed off as reform in recent years, starting with "Social Security reform."Fri, 24 Feb 2006 17:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/10/GOP.rebound/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/10/GOP.rebound/index.htmlDespite President Bush's lagging approval ratings and a spate of negative publicity, House Majority Leader John Boehner appears sure that the GOP can fend off Democrats in this year's congressional elections.Fri, 10 Feb 2006 23:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/07/ivins.oils/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/07/ivins.oils/index.htmlI like to think that Republicans are having fun. They're such cards. What a wheeze, what a jape. Talking about energy independence in the State of the Union Address! President Bush said, "America is addicted to oil" and we will "break this addiction." Oh what a good trick to see if anyone thought he actually meant it!Tue, 07 Feb 2006 20:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/05/house.leadership/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/05/house.leadership/index.htmlThe new Republican leader in the House of Representatives backed more stringent disclosure rules for lawmakers and lobbyists Sunday, but criticized measures such as a ban on privately paid travel proposed by other GOP leaders.Mon, 06 Feb 2006 02:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/03/schneider.boehner/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/03/schneider.boehner/index.htmlBackroom maneuvering, secret ballots, surprise results -- everything you could wish for in a political Play of the Week.Fri, 03 Feb 2006 23:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/24/house.leader/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/24/house.leader/index.htmlTwo GOP congressmen -- a moderate and a conservative -- joined forces Tuesday to endorse Rep. John Shadegg of Arizona as a candidate to succeed Rep. Tom DeLay as the powerful House majority leader.Tue, 24 Jan 2006 18:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/16/kstreet.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/16/kstreet.tm/index.htmlNo fewer than six lobbying-reform proposals were floating around Congress late last week, and leaders of both parties were promising that one, or perhaps elements of all, would pass before Groundhog Day. TIME surveyed the latest proposals and the lawmakers behind them to handicap the probable outcome.Mon, 16 Jan 2006 21:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/16/gop.ethics.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/16/gop.ethics.tm/index.htmlThe Republicans hope Tom DeLay's successor will repair their reputation, but the stink of the lobbying scandal clings hard to the GOP.Mon, 16 Jan 2006 21:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/15/ney.leadership/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/15/ney.leadership/index.htmlRep. Bob Ney gave up his chairmanship of the House Administration Committee on Sunday amid an influence-peddling probe that has roiled the Republican Party, but he predicted the investigation would clear his name.Mon, 16 Jan 2006 02:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/08/house.majorityleader/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/08/house.majorityleader/index.htmlTwo top Republicans announced Sunday they would seek the No. 2 position in the House, a day after Rep. Tom DeLay said he will not try to reclaim the majority leader post.Sun, 08 Jan 2006 18:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/05/victories/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/05/victories/index.htmlRep. Jeff Flake, a freethinker in the Arizona Republican tradition, took the House floor last Friday to interrupt celebration over breaking the legislative logjam before beginning the long summer recess.Fri, 05 Aug 2005 22:54:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/04/01/320276/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/04/01/320276/index.htmEver felt you needed some help making your 401(k) investment decisions? Your employer could lend a hand by hiring a third party or someone on staff to advise you. Most employers don't, of course. W...Mon, 01 Apr 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/04/16/301006/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/04/16/301006/index.htmSilicon Valley, which has propelled innovation and economic growth for the past six years, is wounded. With layoffs, rolling blackouts, and rumors of Arnold Schwarzenegger gunning to run the entire...Mon, 16 Apr 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/03/31/224047/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/03/31/224047/index.htmWhen business leaders want to be heard in Congress, they have a special place in the House of Representatives--a conference room in the suite of Speaker Newt Gingrich. There, at 11 o'clock on most ...Mon, 31 Mar 1997 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/11/01/89289/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/11/01/89289/index.htmBefore you step into the voting booth Nov. 8 to cast your ballot, keep this in mind: In August 1992, MONEY pegged the cost of running Congress at about $2.8 billion (actual outlays in 1992 totaled ...Tue, 01 Nov 1994 05:01:00 EST