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President Obama has been ordering airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq for more than six months, citing under authorizations from 2001 and 2002 to fight al Qaeda and send troops to Iraq. (Associated Press)

Republicans question Obama resolve after underwhelming Islamic State war powers request

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington in this Oct. 29, 2013, file photo. Two prominent House Democrats say they'll skip Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress next month, saying they disapprove of House Speaker John Boehner's decision to invite the Israeli leader without consulting the White House. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

John Lewis, black lawmakers to skip Benjamin Netanyahu speech: ‘It’s an affront’ to Obama

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Splitting Congress' Support for the Israeli State Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

ROBERT MERRY: Benjamin Netanyahu speech invites destructive partisan response

By Robert W. Merry

House Speaker John A. Boehner. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

John Boehner: ‘I was the tea party before there was a tea party’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

House Speaker John Boehner, left, listens as President Barack Obama speaks to media during his meeting with bipartisan, bicameral leadership of Congress to discuss a wide range of issues, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House-Congress relations bemoaned: ‘There appear to be no rules anymore’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell waits for the start of the State of the Union address by President Barack Obama Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Mandel Ngan, Pool)

Mitch McConnell on Obama: He sounds like he’s ‘running for a third term’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Illustration on the Obama administrations role in Iranian nuclear ambitions by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

JED BABBIN: Obama places Iran over Israel

By Jed Babbin

President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, in Washington, as House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, listens in the background. (AP Photo/Mandel Ngan, Pool)

John Boehner’s facial expressions make YouTube splash on SOTU video

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

TAMMY BRUCE: Terror undeterred by mass surveillance

By Tammy Bruce

Illustration by Mark Herron

RUSTY HUMPHRIES: Liberal Bully of Week: Speaker John Boehner

By Rusty Humphries

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2012 file photo Rep. Richard Nugent, R-Fla. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. The “hell-no” caucus of House Republicans who tried to overthrow Speaker John Boehner is as strong as ever despite an ineffective coup attempt. The conservatives won approval of the leadership to push a far-reaching bill next week that not only rolls back President Barack Obama’s immigration changes but overturns protections for immigrants brought illegally to the country as children. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Boehner’s embrace of GOP rebels nudges House caucus to right

By CHARLES BABINGTON - Associated Press

This cartoon of the 1840 Whig Party campaign of 1840 shows the Harrison wing of the Whigs beating Henry Clay (shown reading a newspaper) by political maneuvering. Harrison later defeated Martin van Buren. (AP Photo)

JUDSON PHILLIPS: John Boehner and the death of the Republican Party

By Judson Phillips

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio waits for the next Member of Congress to pose for a photograph during a ceremonial re-enactment of the House oath-of-office, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

John Boehner accused of ‘intimidation tactics’ for booting defectors from posts

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

House of Cards Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

RUSTY HUMPHRIES: Boehner learns leadership tricks from ‘House of Cards’

By Rusty Humphries

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, is handed the gavel from House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. after being re-elected for a third term to lead the 114th Congress, as Republicans assume full control for the first time in eight years, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais )

EDITORIAL: John Boehner wins new speaker term by slim margin

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

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CHARLES HURT: John Boehner elected Republican speaker with Daniel Webster in the House

By Charles Hurt

John Boehner (Associated Press)

WESLEY PRUDEN: Democrats try, fail to burn Steve Scalise

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 11, 2014, file photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

JOSEPH CURL: John Boehner facing mounting mutiny

By Joseph Curl

House Majority Leader John A. Boehner is under fire from critics for breaking his party's "Pledge to America." (Associated Press)

Sean Hannity: Boot John Boehner — ‘Trey Gowdy is my choice’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times