Tag: Mitch McConnell

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, the special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 election, departs Capitol Hill following a closed door meeting in Washington.

Mitch McConnell doesn’t foresee Congress impacting Robert Mueller’s inquiry

Daniel Chaitin · November 4, 2017 1:22 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky told MSNBC's Hugh Hewitt Saturday that Congress remains dedicated to President Trump's six-month window to pass legislation allowing recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to remain the U.S. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Mitch McConnell expects bipartisan DACA-legal immigration deal

Al Weaver · November 4, 2017 12:30 pm

House Speaker Paul Ryan's political team was frustrated by the truce between the NRCC chairman and President Trump's former chief strategist Steve Bannon. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Paul Ryan didn’t sign off on NRCC truce with Steve Bannon

David M. Drucker · November 3, 2017 5:36 pm

"This is all about Robert Mercer going all in with Steve. He's going to be more engaged with Steve politically." (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Alliance between Steve Bannon and mega-donor Robert Mercer tested before 2018 contests

David M. Drucker · November 3, 2017 5:01 pm

Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., speaks during a hearing with the Senate Banking Committee in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Mike Rounds: Obamacare fix likely pushed to December

Robert King · November 2, 2017 6:44 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leaves a meeting with President Donald Trump on his tax reform agenda, Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017.

Mitch McConnell and his allies ready for war with Steve Bannon

David M. Drucker · November 2, 2017 4:01 am

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady introduced the Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act on Wednesday. (AP Photos)

Orrin Hatch, Kevin Brady introduce Obamacare stabilization bill

Robert King · November 1, 2017 10:50 pm

GAO called on HHS to establish performance goals for expanding access to treatment centers and create timeframes for evaluating those efforts. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)

Watchdog: HHS needs more oversight on opioid epidemic goals

Robert King · October 31, 2017 3:50 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was at the bottom the charts of a recent poll on popularity. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Mitch McConnell is America’s most hated senator: Poll

Anna Giaritelli · October 31, 2017 1:30 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announced Monday he will hold votes on appellate and district court nominees, but journalists gathered at the Capitol were more interested in the Republican Party's response to the indictment of former Trump campaign associates. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Indictment-obsessed press yawns at Republican agenda

Al Weaver, Susan Ferrechio · October 31, 2017 4:01 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined by, from left, Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., speaks with reporters after meeting with President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell feels the heat, ramps up effort to confirm judges

Susan Ferrechio · October 28, 2017 4:01 am

The IRS admitted it was wrong and apologized to members of the American Center for Law and Justice, which sued the IRS in the wake of the scandal. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell: IRS targeting apology came ‘five years too late’

Susan Ferrechio · October 27, 2017 9:17 pm