WATCH LIVE: John Boehner To Speak About Resignation At 1 PM ET

Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, reflects on the stunning primary defeat of Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 12, 2014. Cantor announ... Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, reflects on the stunning primary defeat of Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 12, 2014. Cantor announced Wednesday that he will resign his leadership post at the end of next month, clearing the way for a potentially disruptive Republican shake-up just before midterm elections with control of Congress at stake. Boehner told reporters he's declining to take sides in the contest to replace Cantor as House majority leader. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) MORE LESS
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Speaker John Boehner is expected to talk to the press about his plan to resign from Congress in October at 1 p.m. ET today.

Boehner cancelled a press conference slated for earlier this morning, and told reporters simply “it’s a wonderful day.”

Watch live below, via NBC News:

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