During a December news conference, House Speaker John Boehner rebukes conservative groups who opposed the bipartisan budget compromise. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Thom Tillis greets supporters at a election night rally in Charlotte, N.C., after winning the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. Chuck Burton/AP hide caption
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio gestures while speaking during a Feb. 6 news conference on Capitol Hill. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio. Jim Watson /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
House Speaker John Boehner leaves a news conference Thursday, after criticizing conservative groups that he said held too much sway in Republican politics, "pushing our members in places where they don't want to be." J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
The Texas chapter of the conservative advocacy group Americans for Prosperity held an event Wednesday called "All I Want for Christmas is Less Federal Spending." Alan Greenblatt/NPR hide caption
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio rebukes conservative groups who oppose the pending bipartisan budget compromise during a Thursday news conference on Capitol Hill. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks to the Senate floor after agreeing to the framework of a deal to avoid default and reopen the government, on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
Speaker of the House John Boehner leaves after discussing the government shutdown with his fellow Republicans on Capitol Hill Saturday. Boehner reportedly told his colleagues that talks with the White House had ended without a deal. Andrew Burton/Getty Images hide caption
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio arrives on Capitol Hill on Thursday. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
House Speaker John Boehner, accompanied by GOP Reps. Kevin McCarthy, Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Eric Cantor, spoke to the press Tuesday, as the partial government shutdown entered its second week. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner sit together at a Capitol event in February dedicating a statue of civil rights icon Rosa Parks. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
The skies over the U.S. Capitol on Monday matched the mood as the partial government shutdown drags on and the nation edges closer to a possible default. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
On Tuesday, House Speaker John Boehner urged Democrats to negotiate on budget and debt issues. In a phone call, President Obama told Boehner he is open to talks, but not until the current crises are over. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada speaks at a news conference last week on the government shutdown. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption