Tag: Mitch McConnell

Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell smiles as he leaves the chamber after announcing the release of the Republicans' healthcare bill which represents the party's long-awaited attempt to scuttle much of President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 22, 2017. The measure represents the Senate GOP's effort to achieve a top tier priority for President Donald Trump and virtually all Republican members of Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate GOP exhales after Mitch McConnell foe Don Blankenship flames out

Al Weaver · May 10, 2018 12:08 am

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Manchin on Blankenship’s ads: ‘It’s not how we talk where I come from … Don’s on that Kentucky-West Virginia border’

Naomi Lim · May 9, 2018 10:27 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told his Republican colleagues Tuesday that part of the August recess will be canceled.

Mitch McConnell: Don Blankenship’s attacks were ‘good for a distant third place’

Naomi Lim · May 9, 2018 7:53 pm

President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up after meeting people impacted by Hurricane Harvey during a visit to the NRG Center in Houston, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Tuesday’s Republican primary winners just Trumpy enough

W. James Antle III · May 9, 2018 4:19 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., far left, with from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, meet with reporters following weekly policy luncheons to answer questions on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 20, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

Mitch McConnell gets the last laugh over Don Blankenship defeat

Siraj Hashmi · May 9, 2018 4:13 am

President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., have come together since last summer's disunity.

Trump, Mitch McConnell wage late underground campaign to sink Don Blankenship

David M. Drucker · May 9, 2018 3:12 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leaves a news conference with Republican leaders on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Mitch McConnell bids farewell to Don Blankenship with one tweet

Al Weaver · May 9, 2018 2:33 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., flanked by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, and Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks with reporters following a closed-door strategy session on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 24, 2018.

Mitch McConnell: No plans to legalize marijuana

Susan Ferrechio · May 8, 2018 8:10 pm

Summer Zervos and Donald Trump.

Beltway Confidential

Don Blankenship, the Massie theorem, and the craziest SOB running in West Virginia

Philip Wegmann · May 8, 2018 6:21 pm

Beltway Confidential

The worst campaign ads we’ve ever seen

Siraj Hashmi · May 4, 2018 9:20 pm

Red Alert Politics

Austin Petersen promises to throw away McConnell’s ‘ring of power’

Peter Van Voorhis · May 4, 2018 6:16 pm

Beltway Confidential

Don Blankenship debuts the worst campaign ad of 2018

Philip Wegmann · May 4, 2018 3:25 pm