Stories by Daniel Newhauser:
Dec. 18, 2012
The top Republican with jurisdiction over firearms regulations in the 113th Congress has shut down talk of gun control in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., massacre, a sign that the House will be the largest obstacle to overhauling federal gun laws.
Dec. 18, 2012
As leaders wrangle over a potential deal to avert the fiscal cliff, many rank-and-file members are quietly resigned to compromise and are holding back from criticizing the ongoing talks.
Dec. 18, 2012
The House will vote as soon as this week on legislation raising tax rates on income above $1 million, a “plan B” that will be acted upon should the momentum of Speaker John A. Boehner’s negotiations with President Barack Obama end up stalling.
Dec. 13, 2012
Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio said he is “not concerned” about losing his hold on the gavel, despite some opposition from conservatives as he seeks to strike a deal with President Barack Obama to avert the fiscal cliff.
Dec. 12, 2012
Speaker John A. Boehner and GOP leaders are considering throwing some red meat onto the House floor in the coming weeks as frustration mounts from members who are tired of sitting idle while high-level fiscal cliff negotiations continue between the Ohio Republican and the White House.
Dec. 12, 2012
A day after he and the White House traded offers, Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio said he still has serious differences with President Barack Obama about how to come to a deal that can avert the fiscal cliff.
Dec. 12, 2012
A boisterous Wednesday meeting of the Republican Study Committee became heated over the recent removal of four rebellious Republicans from plum committees, culminating in a key lawmaker explaining it wasn’t voting records but an “obstinate factor” that contributed to the ousters.
Dec. 11, 2012
The White House and Congress continued their awkward tango near the edge of the fiscal cliff Tuesday, publicly lamenting long-held policy disagreements while House Republicans and President Barack Obama privately exchanged plans.
Dec. 11, 2012
President Barack Obama and Speaker John A. Boehner traded offers again this week aimed at averting the fiscal cliff, according to GOP staff, but key House Republicans continue to express little confidence that negotiations are moving along.
Dec. 11, 2012
The public standoff over the fiscal cliff continued Tuesday, as Speaker John A. Boehner, R-Ohio, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., issued brief statements on the floor, even as rumors of progress behind closed doors continued to circulate around Washington.
Dec. 10, 2012
Rep. Tom Price will not challenge Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio for the gavel, his staff announced Monday, but the fact that he is being floated as a contender by conservatives shows the continued unease and suspicion of the House leadership team.
Dec. 7, 2012
Speaker John A. Boehner is keeping his power base close as Congress moves into the final weeks of negotiations with President Barack Obama on a deal to forestall the fiscal cliff, and the Ohio lawmaker has expanded his inner circle to include key chairmen who could help sell a tough deal.
Dec. 7, 2012
Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio did not rule out a compromise agreement to raise taxes as part of a deal to avert the fiscal cliff, but he kept the ball in President Barack Obama’s court when it comes to finding a way to get there.
Dec. 5, 2012
Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio addressed his decision to remove four rebellious Republicans from plum committee assignments this week, telling a closed-door gathering of GOP lawmakers Wednesday that the moves were no “conservative purge.”
Dec. 5, 2012
Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio said on Wednesday that his conference does not have a problem raising taxes on the rich in theory, but they simply will not accept doing it by raising tax rates.
Dec. 3, 2012
Democrats and Republicans now have formally traded offers on plans to avert the fiscal cliff, but neither proposal represents any significant movement from positions the two parties have held for more than a year.
Dec. 3, 2012
Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio and House Republicans returned the White House’s volley Monday, presenting President Barack Obama with a counteroffer aimed at averting the fiscal cliff.
Dec. 2, 2012
A day after the November elections, Speaker John A. Boehner, R-Ohio, said Republicans are ready to be led by President Barack Obama. Much to their dismay, they feel like they are being bullied instead.
Nov. 30, 2012
Speaker John A. Boehner offered the glibbest assessment of the fiscal cliff negotiations yet, telling reporters Friday that talks are at a stalemate after Republicans rejected an opening offer from the White House.
Nov. 29, 2012
Talks over how to avert deep spending cuts and large tax increases took a bad turn Thursday, as both sides complained about a lack of trust and Republicans said the White House’s negotiating stance is jeopardizing any good will that may exist between the parties.
Nov. 29, 2012
Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio and Republican leaders are fuming after a late night phone call with President Barack Obama was leaked to the press, despite an agreement that it would not be, according to several GOP aides.
Nov. 28, 2012
Former White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles and ex-Sen. Alan Simpson, R-Wyo., stormed Capitol Hill on Wednesday, but don’t count on their ill-fated bipartisan debt reduction plan to make a comeback, too.
Nov. 28, 2012
Congressional leaders opened their doors Wednesday to former White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles and former Sen. Alan K. Simpson, R-Wyo., who were touting the debt reduction plan that bears their names as Capitol Hill gets closer and closer to the fiscal cliff.
Nov. 28, 2012
Speaker John A. Boehner on Wednesday morning maintained his position that tax rates should not be raised on high-income earners but that revenue should continue to be part of the discussion about how to avert the fiscal cliff.
Nov. 28, 2012
Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas almost did not become the next chairman of the Homeland Security Committee.
