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Boehner attributed his resignation to the brewing conservative rebellion and said it was inspired by Pope Francis’ visit.

House Speaker John Boehner, who announced of Friday he will be stepping down and resigning from Congress on October 30, said his more conservative opponents are not being realistic about how things are accomplished in Washington.

While Boehner is giving up the reigns, his rocky tenure is not over yet; during the interview, he pledged one of his final actions as speaker would be to avert a government shutdown over Planned Parenthood. Boehner allies are reportedly pushing for his chief deputy House Majority...

Added another GOP entrant, Bobby Jindal, whom has as director of Louisiana: “We received the Senate”.

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner, who has repeatedly been challenged by the conservative wing of his Republican Party, plans to resign from the House at the end of October.

On Friday, though, the speaker of the US House of Representatives remained cool and collected as he announced his October 30 retirement – until talking about the impact of his political career on his wife and now-adult daughters.

Ultimately Boehner recognized that, announcing his resignation Friday in an effort to head off “leadership turmoil” that would do “irreparable damage” to the GOP-led House of Representatives.

Newt Gingrich was the last House speaker to resign office, after being warned of an attempted coup involving Boehner, who was then chairman of the House Republican Conference; drawing an ethics violation and a poor showing for the party in the 1998 congressional election.

“We need a Speaker of the House who carries in his bones the conviction of our oath”, the conservative Republican said. President Barack Obama and two former presidents were among those who spoke out after Boehner revealed his plans. “It’s become clear to...

As if Jeb Bush needed another problem.

In January, Meadows was one of 25 Republicans to vote against re-electing Boehner as Speaker.

Abortions His resignation comes as hardline conservatives in the party threaten to shut down the government, for the second time in two years, by linking the passage of a budget with defunding the Planned Parenthood healthcare clinics before a September 30th deadline.

After the stunning announcement that House Speaker John Boehner plans to resign, Texas’ congressional Republicans are pushing Pete Sessions for majority whip, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Dallas Morning News on Friday.

“The spin is going to come from every different angle”, Bishop said.

Yet when it comes to policy debates, the confrontational approach favored by tea party lawmakers is broadly disliked by the independents, moderates and libertarians who are the swing voters whom Republicans need to win presidential elections.