Boehner Will Resign

Speaker John Boehner, “under intense pressure from conservatives in his party, will resign one of the most powerful positions in government and give up his House seat at the end of October, throwing Congress into chaos as it tries to avert a government shutdown,” the New York Times reports.

Last night as he left the Capitol, Boehner told Politico that he had “nothing left to accomplish after he brought Pope Francis to the Capitol. When asked if he was resigning, Boehner laughed before exiting into an awaiting SUV with his Capitol Police detail.”