Topic: U.S. Republican Party

Boehner surrenders in tax showdown

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Speaker John Boehner caved in to growing criticism from within and outside his Republican Party, agreeing on Thursday to a short-term deal to extend a payroll tax cut for 160 million Americans.In a dramatic reversal that appeared to ...

Speaker Boehner surrenders in tax showdown

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner caved in to growing criticism from within and outside his Republican Party, agreeing on Thursday to a short-term deal to extend a payroll tax cut for 160 million Americans.In a dramatic reversal that ...

Speaker Boehner bows to pressure on tax deal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Thursday caved in to a growing chorus of criticism from both within and outside his Republican party and agreed to a short-term deal to extend a payroll tax cut for 160 million ...

Senate Republican McConnell tries to end tax impasse

WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The top Senate Republican on Thursday sought to break a year-end stalemate with Democrats over extending a payroll tax cut for 160 million Americans, an issue that has split his party and raised the risk of a ...

Senate Republican tries to end tax impasse

WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The top Senate Republican on Thursday sought to break a year-end stalemate with Democrats over extending a payroll tax cut for 160 million Americans, an issue that has split his party and raised the risk of a ...

Democrats seek victory in payroll tax cut fight

(Reuters) - With House of Representatives Republicans under attack from friends and foes, Democrats held out for victory in a fight over extending a payroll tax cut for millions of workers that is set to expire at year's end."He (House Speaker John ...

Obama presses Boehner to compromise on tax deal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a bid to end a worsening standoff over extending a tax break for Americans, President Barack Obama called on Republican House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday to pass a short-term extension and return to talks on ...

White House takes tax fight to Twitter

The White House has taken its battle with Republican lawmakers over a crucial tax extension to Twitter, inviting Americans to weigh in on what the extra $40 per paycheck means to them.US President Barack Obama has scolded Republicans for backing away from ...

Analysis: Republicans risk backlash in 2012

(Reuters) - They began this year vowing to slash spending and reduce government.Republicans in Congress can boast that they have done just that: As 2011 ends, they have wrung $2 trillion in spending cuts from Democrats without conceding a penny in tax ...

Insight: In tax cut debate, a focus on Boehner's leadership

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In Congress' tense drama over how to extend payroll tax cuts for 160 million Americans, it may be the most intriguing subplot: whether Republican House Speaker John Boehner is losing his grip on members of his own party.Boehner and ...
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