Boehner to resign in October - The Hill

Speaker John Boehner told GOP lawmakers on Friday he will resign at the end of October. 

The embattled Boehner (R-Ohio) said he would resign from both his speakership and his House seat, he told GOP lawmakers at a closed-door conference.

"Speaker Boehner believes that the first job of any Speaker is to protect this institution and, as we saw yesterday with the Holy Father, it is the one thing that unites and inspires us all," a Boehner aide said.

The aide said Boehner had only been planning to serve through the end of last year, but decided to stay on after then-House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) suffered a stunning primary loss. 

"The Speaker believes putting members through prolonged leadership turmoil would do irreparable damage to the institution," the aide said.

"He is proud of what this majority has accomplished, and his Speakership, but for the good of the Republican Conference and the institution, he will resign the Speakership and his seat in Congress, effective October 30." - Read More at thehiil

Boehner to resign in October | TheHill