House Speaker John Boehner

The White House has apologized to key lawmakers for not notifying them in advance about the exchange of five Taliban detainees for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Sens. Dianne Feinstein of California and Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, the top Democrat and Republican respectively on the Senate Select committee on Intelligence, said White House officials called them Monday to say the lack of notification had been

President Barack Obama's new declaration that he's open to legal status for many immigrants short of citizenship sounds a lot like House Speaker John Boehner and other GOP leaders, an election-year compromise that numerous Republicans as well as Democrats crave...

One week into the partial shutdown of the federal government, President Obama is digging in his heels.  In a White House news conference, the President said he is willing to negotiate with House Republicans but not until they agree to end the shutdown and raise the federal debt ceiling...

Some key lawmakers support U.S. missile strikes on Syria.  After a White House meeting with President Obama, Senator Dianne Feinstein said she is "fully supportive of the president's action."  The California Democrat chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee...

Mass. State Tresurer Steve Grossman says he's willing to debate House Speaker John Boehner on legislation that would allow states to collect sales tax on items purchases  thru the internet.  Such a bill passed the U.S. Senate this week, but Speaker Boehner said he doubted he would support the measure, meaning it will likely go nowhere in the House...