Topic - John Boehner

Former House Speakers Newt Gingrich and John Boehner say House Republicans should give Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry more power if the conference cannot unite to elect a new speaker.

Newt Gingrich, John Boehner say give Speaker Pro Tempore McHenry more heft till year's end →

WASHINGTON — Rep. Jim Jordan has such a reputation as a political brawler that former House Speaker John Boehner once said he'd never met someone "who spent more time tearing things apart.”

Jim Jordan's rapid rise has been cheered by Trump and the far right. Could it soon make him speaker? →