John Boehner

Congress OKs cliff deal, signaling future fights

Congress' excruciating, extraordinary New Year's Day approval of a compromise averting a prolonged tumble off the fiscal cliff hands President Barack Obama most of the... Read more »

Jan. 2, 2013

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Farm bill fiasco

While much of the nation was focused on the much larger fiscal cliff as the year ended, Republicans and Democrats struggled to reach a compromise on a farm bill.... Read more »

Jan. 2, 2013

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Cliffhanger no more? House pushing to final vote

Weary lawmakers in the House pushed at last toward a final congressional vote on legislation to avoid a national "fiscal cliff" of middle class tax increases and... Read more »

Jan. 1, 2013

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