Tag: Mitch McConnell

McConnell: Court ruling on immigration bolsters GOP bill to defund executive actions

Susan Ferrechio · February 17, 2015 2:32 pm

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., joined by Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., takes questions from reporters during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015.Â Â "The Reid Rule" allows the rules of the Senate to be modified by a simple majority of the senators present.Â (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Should Republicans kill the filibuster?

Hugh Hewitt · February 15, 2015 10:00 pm

From left, Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., sponsor of the Keystone XL pipeline bill, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chair Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., meet with reporters after winning a critical procedural vote on the Keystone XL Pipeline bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Energy and Environment

Energy panels try for restraint in crafting hefty bills

Zack Colman · February 13, 2015 10:00 am

Boehner: Senate Dems need to ‘get off their ass’ on Homeland Security funding

Susan Ferrechio · February 11, 2015 4:02 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., joined by Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., left, arrives to speak with reporters after a weekly Republican policy meeting, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell’s trick play in the Senate

David M. Drucker · February 8, 2015 10:00 am

"Our candidates said they were going to repeal and replace Obamacare. That means all of it." (Getty)

Beltway Confidential

Jindal takes swipe at McConnell, Boehner over Obamacare

Jason Russell · February 5, 2015 8:37 pm

Energy and Environment

Senate chips away the rust during Keystone XL debate

Zack Colman · January 30, 2015 10:00 am

Boehner: In This Congress, ‘There Will Be an Alternative’ to Obamacare

Jeffrey H. Anderson · January 29, 2015 3:49 pm

GOP doubles 2014’s Senate votes in under 3 weeks

Paul Bedard · January 29, 2015 11:02 am

McConnell isn't legally permitted to coordinate with SLF, but can promote the organization to donors and signal where -- and how -- he'd like the group to operate. (Getty)

McConnell lays down the law with new super PAC

David M. Drucker · January 29, 2015 10:00 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, right, and Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, the chairman of the Senate's labor committee, said their bill would prevent the board's general counsel from operating as an "activist" and prevent the board from making "politically motivated decisions and controversial regulations."Â (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Republicans propose NLRB overhaul

Sean Lengell · January 28, 2015 9:49 pm

"Let's see if there's bipartisan support for the idea the president may have overreached," said Sen. Graham. (AP)

Senate GOP bogs down on DHS

David M. Drucker · January 28, 2015 3:10 am