Tag: Mitch McConnell

Trump says Mitch McConnell should consider stripping committee chairmanships to induce support for Obamacare repeal

Josh Siegel · August 11, 2017 7:18 pm

The head of a group backed by the Senate majority leader revealed Friday that they are "very interested" in Kid Rock launching a Senate campaign to take on Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., in 2018. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

Mitch McConnell-backed group ‘very interested’ in Kid Rock for Senate

Al Weaver · August 11, 2017 6:14 pm

McConnell joins a growing list of Republicans who have earned the president's ire. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Republican senators rally around Mitch McConnell following Trump’s attacks

Melissa Quinn · August 11, 2017 4:18 pm

White House Watch: After the FBI Raid, Paul Manafort Changes Lawyers

Michael Warren · August 11, 2017 9:10 am

President Trump, frustrated with the pace of business on Capitol Hill, suggested to reporters on Thursday an openness to seeing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., ousted if he can't deliver healthcare reform, an overhaul of the U.S. tax code, and infrastructure spending. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump’s relationship with Hill Republicans disintegrates in public

David M. Drucker · August 11, 2017 4:01 am

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who was once a top choice for Trump's running mate, said there are too many "high-powered" lawyers working in the special counsel's investigation "to go home without a scalp." (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)

Newt Gingrich: Trump ‘can’t disassociate himself’ from healthcare failure

Naomi Lim · August 11, 2017 3:53 am

"We've certainly had a hard time, here, agreeing on much," said Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., a prominent Trump critic on the Right. "That's reflected in the dearth of legislation passing." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump critic Jeff Flake stands by Mitch McConnell after president attacks him

Josh Siegel · August 10, 2017 10:20 pm

Trump Ratchets Up Pressure on McConnell

Andrew Egger · August 10, 2017 7:58 pm

Despite calls from House conservatives and the White House to continue working on healthcare legislation, Senate Republicans have shifted their focus to tax reform. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump hints McConnell’s future is bleak if he fails on major GOP agenda items

Melissa Quinn · August 10, 2017 7:56 pm

A White House official said Sen. Mitch McConnell enraged President Trump earlier this week when he blamed the president's "excessive expectations" for healthcare legislation on his relative newness to Washington, a jab that allies said was unusual for the seasoned political practitioner.

Trump-McConnell feud casts uncertainty over tax reform

Sarah Bedford, Gabby Morrongiello · August 10, 2017 7:00 pm

President Trump demanded Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., "get back to work" Thursday and move forward on his policy agenda following the failed Obamacare vote. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump continues chiding Mitch McConnell: ‘Get back to work’

Matthew Trunko · August 10, 2017 5:27 pm

President Trump Just Did Mitch McConnell a Huge Favor in the Alabama Senate Race. Why?

Mark Hemingway · August 10, 2017 4:08 pm