Tag: Mitch McConnell

Senate to take up sweeping VA bill ahead of Memorial Day

Kimberly Leonard · May 17, 2018 11:01 pm

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., gestures as she answers a question during an interview at her office in Boston.

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Elizabeth Warren’s #persist #branding is getting tedious

Emily Jashinsky · May 17, 2018 9:41 pm

"We need someone who is steady and secure in his principles, someone who can cut through the noise and make a compelling case for conservatism. Mike Pence is that man," Paul Ryan said. (AP Photo)

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The major immigration battle brewing in the House

Susan Ferrechio · May 17, 2018 4:00 am

How Senate Republicans could use the August recess to their midterm advantage

David M. Drucker · May 17, 2018 4:00 am

John McCain and Donald Trump.

John McCain wasn’t on the menu at Trump-GOP lunch

Al Weaver · May 15, 2018 7:36 pm

Vehicles make their way through flooded streets of Panorama City section of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles on Saturday.

Mitch McConnell: No need for nuclear option on confirmations yet

Susan Ferrechio · May 15, 2018 6:56 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., listens to a question from a reporter with Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, during a news conference of Senate Republican leadership, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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The Senate’s laziness wouldn’t be accepted in any other job

Rachel Bovard · May 15, 2018 4:54 pm

Senate Republicans urge Mitch McConnell to cancel August recess over funding, nominees

Al Weaver · May 15, 2018 2:42 pm

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., won't be a "no" vote when Senate Republicans' tax reform package goes up for a vote, according to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell visited John McCain over the weekend

Mandy Mayfield · May 15, 2018 1:44 am

Gina Haspel.

Gina Haspel’s CIA nomination gets committee vote Wednesday

Susan Ferrechio · May 14, 2018 6:00 pm

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C, center, Rep. Tom Graves, R-Ga., right, and other conservative Republicans discuss their goal of obstructing the Affordable Care Act as part of a strategy to pass legislation to fund the government, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 19.

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Next week: GOP tests the waters on food stamps work requirement

Susan Ferrechio · May 12, 2018 1:00 pm

Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley urged the "leaker" who shared some information on "substantive" talks between Attorney General Jeff Sessions and a Russian diplomat during the 2016 campaign about Trump's views on Russia to share all pertinent documents. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Chuck Grassley to Supreme Court justices considering retiring: ‘Do it yesterday’

Melissa Quinn · May 10, 2018 2:20 pm