Tag: Mitch McConnell

C-SPAN gets inside the Senate like never before

Paul Bedard · December 30, 2018 8:19 pm

Magazine - Washington Briefing

On deep background: Rosenstein on Christie, Doug Heye in at CNN, and more

Paul Bedard · December 28, 2018 2:24 pm

Magazine - Columnists

Republicans should accelerate confirmation of judges in 2019

Philip Klein · December 28, 2018 5:01 am

Magazine - Columnists

McConnell: Past two years would’ve made Reagan proud

Fred Barnes · December 28, 2018 5:01 am

President Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in D.C.

Mattis, madness, and the status quo

Washington Examiner · December 26, 2018 5:00 am

House Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions, R-Texas, leaves the Capitol and heads to Dallas on the first morning of a partial government shutdown, as Democratic lawmakers, and some Republicans, are at odds with President Donald Trump on spending for his border wall.

Christmas government shutdown: Senate adjourns Saturday with no deal

Kelly Cohen · December 22, 2018 8:38 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is met by reporters as he arrives at the Capitol on the first morning of a partial government shutdown.

McConnell: ‘Far left’ pushing Democrats to block deal to reopen government

Susan Ferrechio · December 22, 2018 6:09 pm

Still no deal: Shutdown imminent after Senate advances doomed funding bill

Susan Ferrechio · December 21, 2018 11:15 pm

From left, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, arrive to speak to reporters ahead of President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. Amid reports that Trump has wanted to fire special counsel Robert Mueller who is investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election, McConnell said since he's unaware of any effort, official effort, by the White House to undermine the special counsel, he sees no need to bring up legislation to "protect someone who doesn't need protection."

Senate Republican leaders headed to White House as Trump demands nuclear option to get wall funding

Susan Ferrechio · December 21, 2018 3:18 pm

Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis speaks to reporters during a news conference at the Pentagon, Aug. 28, 2018.

No ordinary resignation: Trump’s precipitous pullout from Syria the final straw for Mattis

Jamie McIntyre · December 21, 2018 2:46 pm

President Trump speaks during an event.

Trump calls for ‘nuclear option’ to ram border wall funding through the Senate

Pete Kasperowicz · December 21, 2018 12:59 pm

McConnell to Trump: Pick a new defense secretary like Mattis

Anna Giaritelli · December 21, 2018 3:18 am