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The Senate majority leader says budget reductions must be accompanied by tax reform. He predicts that negotiations on the nation's debt limit will drag until the 11th hour. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) says tax loopholes must be addressed ...

The House speaker takes a hard line on increasing the nation's borrowing limit. A top Democrat says he's 'playing with fire.' House Speaker John A. Boehner said Monday that Republicans wanted trillions in budget cuts in exchange for their vote to increase the nation's borrowing limit and avoid default, adopting a hard line on the party's position in a speech before major players on Wall Street.

In the run-up to a vote, Speaker John Boehner predicted Thursday a $38 billion package of spending cuts would clear the House with a bipartisan majority and said it marks a first step in a longer Republican campaign to rein in federal deficits

Sometimes in politics and legislation, whether you win is less important than how you win....

Republican John Boehner got enough votes on Wednesday to become the new speaker of the House of Representatives, replacing Democrat Nancy Pelosi.

Top Senate Democrats are warning House Speaker-elect John Boehner they'll block any Republican effort to repeal President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

As Republicans gain control of the House, John Boehner makes clear the direction he plans to take.

The man who may soon tie President Barack Obama's legislative agenda into knots touts his own ability to cross party lines to get things done.

A Gallup survey shows 29% of those polled view the House speaker in a positive light, which compares with 27% for GOP rival John Boehner. But Boehner's negative rating is lower, 31% to Pelosi's 56%.

GOP colleagues of House Minority Leader John Boehner are distancing themselves from the Ohio Republican's recent remarks that he would support President Obama's tax proposal.