House Speaker John Boehner warned President Obama against executive orders on immigration . Republican National Committee members as well as GOP leaders on the Hill took the election results as a sign to dig in on their issues , and while both parties made reference to compromise , Thursday 's developments suggested more of the opposite was in store . His comments come amid many Democrats speaking out against the White House . Two weeks after the midterms , big fights are much easier to avoid than areas of unrest . Democrats won back control of the Senate and increased their majority in the House .
House Speaker John Boehner warned President Obama against executive orders on immigration . His comments come amid many Democrats speaking out against the White House . Two weeks after the midterms , big fights are much easier to avoid than areas of unrest . Democrats won back control of the Senate and increased their majority in the House .