Tag: Mitch McConnell

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

Senate headed toward Saturday vote on spending unless Rand Paul relents

Susan Ferrechio · March 22, 2018 9:49 pm

Patty Murray blocks Obamacare bill from spending package

Robert King, Kimberly Leonard · March 22, 2018 9:41 pm

President Trump took aim at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday, blaming them for the upcoming fight on the debt limit. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Hope fades for a DACA fix in Congress

Laura Barrón-López · March 22, 2018 9:10 pm

Rand Paul is delaying a unanimous consent agreement to expedite the process of considering the continuing resolution. (Senate TV via AP)

Rand Paul again seizes center stage as Senate simmers waiting for spending vote

Susan Ferrechio · March 22, 2018 7:23 pm

Beltway Confidential

House approves $1.3 trillion spending bill just hours after it was introduced

Susan Ferrechio · March 22, 2018 4:58 pm

Beltway Confidential

Deficit hawks rip $1.3T spending bill: ‘When will we learn?’

Pete Kasperowicz · March 22, 2018 2:09 am

One day after he laid out a blueprint for healthcare reform in his speech to a joint session of Congress.

Trump on board with omnibus bill after meeting with Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell

Sarah Bedford · March 21, 2018 7:01 pm

President Trump speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, in Washington.

National Security

Congressional Republicans hesitant to antagonize Trump over Russia probe

David M. Drucker · March 21, 2018 4:22 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, talks with Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 13, 2016, before the start of an organizational meeting of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC).

Chuck Schumer praises Mitch McConnell over defense of Robert Mueller investigation

Al Weaver · March 20, 2018 7:28 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Rex Tillerson "will bring these critical skills, knowledge and capabilities into an important role after eight years of the Obama administration's uncertain leadership." (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Mitch McConnell chides Trump on congratulating Putin: ‘Calling him wouldn’t have been high on my list’

Susan Ferrechio · March 20, 2018 6:37 pm

Beltway Confidential

Chris McDaniel’s feud with Mississippi governor delaying conservative support for his Senate campaign

Al Weaver · March 18, 2018 4:01 am

Chris McDaniel's insurgent senate campaign in Mississippi raised little money in the second quarter, jeopardizing his special election campaign. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Chris McDaniel drops primary challenge to Roger Wicker, switches Senate races

David M. Drucker · March 14, 2018 9:59 pm