Tag: Mitch McConnell

As the 2018 midterm elections loom over the horizon, President Trump has made the decision to align himself with the GOP establishment. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump plans aggressive midterm involvement, as Republicans urge him to stick to the script

Gabby Morrongiello · February 6, 2018 5:01 am

A new ad, bankrolled by the super PAC aligned with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., calls Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., "Mexico Joe" and accuses the senator of outsourcing jobs south of the border. (screenshot)

Mitch McConnell’s super PAC targets Joe Donnelly in Indiana

David M. Drucker · February 6, 2018 5:01 am

GOP lawmakers in the Senate say they plan to bring an immigration reform package to the floor next week. That is, if the government doesn't shut down this week. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Senate will take up immigration reform next week

Susan Ferrechio · February 6, 2018 12:22 am

"There is not likely to be a DACA deal, though we're working every single day on telephone calls and person to person to try to reach this bipartisan agreement. I don't see a government shutdown coming," said Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Dick Durbin: It’s unlikely we’ll reach a DACA deal, but ‘I don’t see a government shutdown coming’

Josh Siegel · February 4, 2018 2:48 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., are headed for another showdown next week as government funding is set to expire Feb. 8. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Next week: Shutdown showdown, Part 2

Susan Ferrechio · February 3, 2018 2:00 pm

Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Jack Kemp, a presidential hopeful and personality himself, would probably have some choice words of wisdom for President Trump. (AP Images)

What would Jack Kemp make of Trump?

Robert Ehrlich · February 1, 2018 10:24 pm

"Let's not lose sight of the fact that Trump probably saved the GOP from itself," Rep. Thomas Massie says. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Beltway Confidential

Who is most conservative of them all? Rep. Thomas Massie says Trump saved tax bill and ‘probably saved the GOP from itself’

Philip Wegmann · February 1, 2018 8:16 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., managed to get Republican Senate leaders to agree to vote on the controversial Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration program as Congress prepares for its next spending measure in February, setting the stage for another shutdown fight. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump, Democrats on an immigration collision course

W. James Antle III · February 1, 2018 5:01 am

Todd Ricketts (pictured right), who has close ties to President Trump and other bigwigs, was unanimously confirmed as the Republican National Committee's finance chair in a vote of the RNC executive committee. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Todd Ricketts confirmed as RNC finance chairman, replacing Steve Wynn

David M. Drucker · January 31, 2018 11:34 pm

On Monday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., presented the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which would have essentially banned abortion past 20 weeks, for a cloture vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Of course Republicans couldn’t pass the pro-life Pain Capable bill — they’re just grandstanding

Nicole Russell · January 31, 2018 2:07 am

Republicans can get the Senate working again simply by changing their own behavior. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Can the filibuster long survive?

James Wallner · January 30, 2018 3:18 pm

"Since World War II, we've had three Democratic supermajorities in the Senate. The first gave us the New Deal, the second gave us the Great Society, the third gave us Obamacare and Dodd-Frank," said Sen. Ted Cruz. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Ted Cruz touts his ‘relatively unusual position in the Senate’

Timothy P. Carney · January 30, 2018 5:01 am