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Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., center, joined by Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, left, appear at a hearing.
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Congress hates Trump’s tariffs, yet sits by idly instead of acting

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Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., left, sitting next to Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., right, asks a question during a hearing.
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Senate Republicans blame Democrats for a problem the GOP helped create

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined at left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., speaks to reporters in advance of President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
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McConnell maintains firm grip despite pledging to restore the Senate

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walks into the Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in D.C.
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Mitch McConnell said the 115th Congress was ‘the best,’ but it’s more dysfunctional than ever

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Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., speaks with reporters before he and Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., try to bring up the legislation to protect special counsel Robert Mueller, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. Senate Republicans are facing renewed pressure to pass legislation to protect Mueller, with a handful of GOP senators urging their leadership to hold a vote now that President Donald Trump has pushed out Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
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Jeff Flake doesn’t have to go gentle into that good night — there are better ways to force a vote protecting Mueller

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Russell Kirk, shown in front of his Italianate home in Mecosta, Mich.
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Russell Kirk and the Republican predicament

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President Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, is pictured at his confirmation hearing on Tuesday.
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Democrats have a point on Brett Kavanaugh documents, but GOP should stick to confirmation timeline

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Neither party treats Supreme Court nominations like the Founders intended
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Neither party treats Supreme Court nominations like the Founders intended

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, center, speaks during a news conference after a Senate Republican weekly luncheon meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. McConnell says he is "somewhat optimistic" after conversations with Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer that there will be more cooperation on nominations and appropriations.
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Senate Republicans made a threat, and Democrats called their bluff yet again

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A coalition at risk: GOP leadership put loyalty over debate
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A coalition at risk: GOP leadership put loyalty over debate

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