Tag: Mitch McConnell

The Capitol is seen under early morning gray skies in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

It’s beginning to look a lot like a government shutdown

Philip Klein · December 20, 2018 9:08 pm

If you blinked, you missed the Senate vote to avoid a shutdown

Pete Kasperowicz · December 20, 2018 3:42 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, joined from left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters about the possibility of a partial government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. Congress and President Donald Trump continue to bicker over his demand that lawmakers fund a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, pushing the government to the brink of a partial shutdown at midnight Friday.

Senate quickly and quietly passes bill to avoid Saturday shutdown

Susan Ferrechio · December 20, 2018 3:14 am

Sen. Jeff flake, R-Ariz., appears at a hearing in Washington, D.C.

Jeff Flake strikes out: Senate blocks his third push to protect Robert Mueller

Pete Kasperowicz · December 19, 2018 7:57 pm

National Security

Mitch McConnell: Republicans will avoid a shutdown, ‘fufill our duty to govern’

Katelyn Caralle · December 19, 2018 4:21 pm

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky appear for a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring the Office of Strategic Services in Emancipation Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 21, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

Mitch McConnell's plan to avert government shutdown will give Nancy Pelosi more power

Philip Klein · December 19, 2018 3:51 pm

Senate approves historic, bipartisan prison sentencing reform bill

Susan Ferrechio · December 19, 2018 1:38 am

Mitch McConnell: White House ‘extremely flexible’ on government funding bill, there won’t be a shutdown

Susan Ferrechio · December 18, 2018 9:20 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks with reporters following the weekly Democratic policy meetings, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018.

Chuck Schumer: Democrats open to short-term funding bill to avoid shutdown

Al Weaver · December 18, 2018 8:17 pm

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate from Massachusetts, incumbent Elizabeth Warren speaks during a campaign event for Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Richard Cordray, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio.

Elizabeth Warren wants to turn the federal government into a generic drugmaker

Joe Williams · December 18, 2018 3:27 pm

In this Jan. 1, 2018 file photo, various types of marijuana are on display at Harborside marijuana dispensary in Oakland, Calif.

Senate to vote on Trump-backed federal pot legalization, but passage unlikely

Steven Nelson · December 18, 2018 2:45 pm

President Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at Erie Insurance Arena.

Trump: ‘Great news’ that Obamacare ruled unconstitutional

Caitlin Yilek · December 15, 2018 2:58 am