House GOP leaders downplayed what they called “encouraging” jobs numbers Friday and argued that the country would be in a better place if it wasn’t for President Barack Obama. “There is certainly some positive news here,” House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said. “But the point we’re making is that we…

In previewing Tuesday night’s State of the Union address, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said that, based on what he’s read of the presidential speech, “we’re going to see a re-run of what we’ve heard over the last three years.

Congress will return to Washington Tuesday with a full plate of issues that will likely garner more brinksmanship at a time when Americans have all but lost hope in the efficiency of their government.