Tag: Mitch McConnell

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walk to the chamber after collaborating on an agreement in the Senate on a two-year, almost $400 billion budget deal that would provide Pentagon and domestic programs with huge spending increases. It would also lift the debt ceiling until March 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Spending deal would lift debt ceiling past election, into March 2019

Joseph Lawler · February 7, 2018 11:47 pm

President Trump tweeted in support of a bipartisan government spending deal reached by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump signals support for bipartisan budget deal

Melissa Quinn · February 7, 2018 11:07 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced a new two-year budget deal Wednesday. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Deficit hawks bash bipartisan Senate spending bill

Joseph Lawler · February 7, 2018 11:01 pm

This 2014 photo shows members of the Unite Here casino workers union marching in front of the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, N.J. In a Wednesday interview with the Washington Examiner, Unite Here President D. Taylor says he will cut off support to Democrats who support a bill that will allow tribes to keep unions from forming on their lands. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Labor union threatens to cut off Democrats who vote to keep unions from forming on tribal lands

Sean Higgins · February 7, 2018 10:13 pm

"As her colleagues openly grumble that she's a liability for 2018 and she continues to be the most unpopular politician in the country, I can only say one thing: go, Nancy, go," Matt Gorman, a spokesman at the NRCC said. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Republicans applaud Nancy Pelosi’s filibuster: ‘Go Nancy, go’

Al Weaver · February 7, 2018 7:31 pm

As the Senate unveils a large budget deal to increase defense and domestic spending caps, there's palpable concern among the Democratic ranks that whatever leverage they had over the White House and Republicans in DACA negotiations will be lost. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., is one of them, saying there's a very real chance Congress reaches March 5 with no solution. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Democrats fear giving leverage to Trump as DACA deadline approaches

Laura Barrón-López · February 7, 2018 6:53 pm

Senate Reaches Two-Year Budget Deal in Hopes of Averting a Shutdown

Haley Byrd · February 7, 2018 6:46 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he anticipates that Congress by Thursday will pass one last another short-term bill that will be needed to provide enough time to write and prepare the legislation to accommodate the new agreement. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senators reach bipartisan accord on long-term spending deal

Susan Ferrechio · February 7, 2018 5:48 pm

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. said, "President Trump has surrendered his constitutional responsibility as commander in chief by releasing highly classified and distorted intelligence." (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Nancy Pelosi won’t support budget caps agreement, insists on DACA fix

Al Weaver · February 7, 2018 3:50 pm

White House chief of staff John Kelly has said only 690,000 Dreamers signed up for the program because the others were "too lazy to get off their ass." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Democrats confront John Kelly over ‘lazy’ Dreamers remark at immigration meeting

Al Weaver · February 7, 2018 2:31 am

According to Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., the Democrats "are making very, very good progress in achieving parity" on domestic spending in comparison to the increase in defense funding Republicans are seeking. And Sen.
Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., confirmed a major budget deal is close. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans, Democrats close to two-year spending agreement

Susan Ferrechio · February 6, 2018 8:10 pm

"Frankly, I don't think we're making a lot of progress," Steny Hoyer told reporters Tuesday morning about the ongoing meetings between him, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Steny Hoyer casts doubt on Dreamer deal as negotiations falter with congressional leaders

Al Weaver · February 6, 2018 5:26 pm