Tag: Mitch McConnell

‘Constitutionally incoherent’: McConnell calls on Senate to reject impeachment articles

Susan Ferrechio · February 4, 2020 5:37 pm

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., rear left, speaks to reporters after a Republican caucus meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 6, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Here’s how the rest of the impeachment trial could play out

Kaylee McGhee White · January 31, 2020 5:05 pm

GOP has votes to block impeachment witnesses as wavering senator backs Trump

Susan Ferrechio · January 31, 2020 4:10 am

President Trump called Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer a "bad leader" and criticizing the Democrat for not supporting his policies on illegal immigration.

‘Probably no’: Schumer concedes Democrats unlikely to get witnesses they want

Dominick Mastrangelo · January 30, 2020 3:56 pm

Senate Republicans see path to ending trial this week

Susan Ferrechio · January 29, 2020 10:28 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined from left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, meets with reporters following a closed-door Republican strategy session on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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How McConnell wins by calling witnesses

Tiana Lowe Doescher · January 29, 2020 6:16 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)

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If McConnell lacks the votes, then which witnesses might we hear from?

Kaylee McGhee White · January 29, 2020 11:14 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. speaks during the Kentucky Farm Bureau Country Ham Breakfast, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Louisville, Ky.

McConnell says he doesn’t have votes to block witnesses in impeachment trial

Anthony Leonardi · January 28, 2020 11:20 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined from left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Majority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, tells reporters he has secured enough Republican votes to start President Donald Trumpâs impeachment trial and postpone a decision on witnesses and documents Democrats want, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday Jan. 7, 2020.

Mitch McConnell says he had no idea White House received advance copy of Bolton’s book

Tim Pearce · January 27, 2020 11:48 pm

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., walks through the Hall of Columns at the Capitol as House Democratic chairs gather for a meeting with Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., in Washington, Wednesday, March 27, 2019.

Impeachment managers warn senators of ‘repetition’ in third day of trial

Susan Ferrechio · January 23, 2020 9:01 pm

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Mitch McConnell’s ‘deposition’ rule is just a cheap trick

Quin Hillyer · January 22, 2020 7:56 pm

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The Democratic Party keeps undermining its demands for impeachment trial witnesses

Kaylee McGhee White · January 22, 2020 5:53 pm