Giving Up The Gavel: House Speaker Boehner Resigns from Congress Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) holds a news conference after the weekly House Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol November 18, 2014 in Washington, DC. ( Chip Somodevilla / Getty ) Produced by PRI and WNYC