John Boehner, pictured in 2016, was speaker of the House during the Obama presidency. He says he sometimes went along with things he personally opposed because it was what members of his party wanted. Image: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images
John Boehner says he couldn t win an election as a Republican these days. I think I d have a pretty tough time, he says. I m a conservative Republican, but I m not crazy. And, you know, these days crazy gets elected. On the left and the right.
Boehner has a new memoir,
On the House, about his time in politics.
His refrain is familiar a retired politician bemoaning increased polarization and partisanship, laying the blame squarely on both parties. Though as a member of House Republican leadership for much of his career, he has more experience and more stories about dealing with the noisemakers and knuckleheads within his own ranks.
James Doubek
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John Boehner On The Noisemakers Of The Republican Party
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Robert Malley, pictured in 2018, helped negotiate the Iran nuclear deal in 2015. He s now involved in talks to potentially restart the deal, beginning this week in Vienna. Credit: AFP via Getty Images
Biden Envoy To Iran On What To Expect In Renewed Nuclear Talks Apr 06, 2021
The U.S. and Iran are holding indirect talks this week in Vienna over a return to the 2015 nuclear deal.
Diplomats from the two countries won t meet face to face â representatives from Europe, Russia and China will serve as a go-between. Both the U.S. and Iran insist the other needs to make a concession first â Iran says the U.S. should lift sanctions, while the U.S. says Iran should scale back its nuclear program.