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House Republican leader John Boehner of Ohio celebrates Tuesday during an election night gathering hosted by the National Republican Congressional Committee at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Washington. The GOP's victory changes the balance of power in Congress and will likely elevate Boehner to speaker of the House. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Use the Constitution to cut spending

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

Boehner: U.S., Pakistan in make-or-break moment

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**FILE** House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio gestures May 5 during his weekly news briefing on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)

Boehner: Spending cuts must outweigh debt increase

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Inside Politics

By wire dispatches and staff reports

GOP steps up defense of law on marriage

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

Inside Politics

By wire dispatches and staff reports

Budget cuts too small for many conservatives

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

2011 spending bill clears Congress

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration: Prime cuts

MURDOCK: How the GOP can keep its $100 billion promise

By Deroy Murdock - The Washington Times

Sharp blade falls on defense, foreign aid programs

By Donna Cassata - Associated Press

Illustration: Obama cuts by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

LAMBRO: Mr. President, a scalpel won’t do the job

By Donald Lambro - The Washington Times

Illustration: Obama spending by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

BLANKLEY: Obama’s pretend budget cuts

By Tony Blankley - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) arrives to offer brief remarks to reporters outside of his office at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Friday, April 8, 2011.(Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

EDITORIAL: Obama in a box

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

Congress reaches deal to avert shutdown

By Stephen Dinan and Seth McLaughlin and Kara Rowland - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, talks to reporters during a pad-and-pen session at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Friday, April 8, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Shutdown deadline nears

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Obama comes off sidelines as budget negotiations intensify

By Kara Rowland - The Washington Times

STANDSTILL: House Speaker John A. Boehner (left) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, after meeting with President Obama on Thursday, tell reporters that all sides are trying to reach an agreement to prevent a budget shutdown, but none appeared to waver. (Associated Press)

Obama vows to veto short-term bill

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Inside the Capitol, Democrats and Republicans are trying to reach a compromise on the fiscal 2011 budget before the money runs out at midnight Friday. (Bloomberg)

Costs of federal shutdown would be felt far and wide

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, talks Tuesday about the budget proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, who chairs the House Budget Committee. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Boehner feels heat over cuts in budget

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

** FILE ** President Barack Obama talks briefly about taxes and his meeting the day before with Republican and Democratic Congressional leaders on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, in the Oval Office at the White in Washington. The president was in a meeting with former Secretary of State Colin Powell, not shown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obama rejoins spending fight

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times