Tag: Mitch McConnell

Proponents of the legislation, the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, say that a fetus can feel pain at 20 weeks, but opponents argue with that assessment and say that women who have abortions late in a pregnancy tend to be faced with test results that reveal when a baby is born it with die or face lifelong disabilities. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate rejects bill banning abortion after 20 weeks

Kimberly Leonard · January 29, 2018 11:15 pm

With a mix of election-year pressure, parliamentary maneuvering, and Sen. Mitch McConnell's scheming, the pro-life Democrat might be resurrected for a time. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Mitch McConnell is about to resurrect the pro-life Democrat in time for 2018

Philip Wegmann · January 29, 2018 9:37 pm

"Constructive critiques are one thing," Mitch McConnell said. "But the type of irresponsible racial invective used yet again on this subject by the Democratic leader in the House is decidedly unhelpful." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Mitch McConnell slams Nancy Pelosi’s ‘radical invective’ on immigration

Susan Ferrechio · January 29, 2018 8:59 pm

President Trump's immigration proposal asks for tough concessions from Democrats. Above, Trump meets with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and other Congressional leaders in the Oval Office of the White House. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump: Democrats only want to ‘use’ DACA, not solve it

Daniel Chaitin · January 28, 2018 4:25 am

President Trump will address a joint session of Congress on Tuesday at his first official State of the Union Address. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Next week: Trump’s agenda takes center stage

Susan Ferrechio · January 27, 2018 2:00 pm

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, along with Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., are introducing a bill that would double the amount of H1-B visas handed out each year. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Bill from Orrin Hatch, Jeff Flake would more than double high-tech visas

Sean Higgins · January 26, 2018 10:44 pm

President Trump could go down in history as someone who improbably broke an immigration stalemate. Or it could be the latest immigration reform disappointment. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

5 traps that could doom Trump’s immigration plan

W. James Antle III · January 26, 2018 5:01 am

"There is nothing in the history of the Senate remotely like what we're facing right now, which is the filibuster being used on everything," Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told the Washington Examiner. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

The days of the filibuster are numbered

Philip Klein · January 26, 2018 3:48 am

"We're grateful for the president showing leadership on this issue, and believe his ideas will help us ultimately reach a balanced solution," House Speaker Paul Ryan tweeted Thursday evening after the president signaled openness to giving DACA recipients a pathway to citizenship. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

GOP leaders, border hawks praise Trump immigration reform pitch

Susan Ferrechio · January 25, 2018 11:44 pm

On Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell moved to start debate on a Senate bill to pass the Pain-Capable Childhood Protection Act, which would ban abortions after 20 weeks. (Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., pictured above, is the lead sponsor.) The House passed its own version last year. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate sets up vote for 20-week abortion ban

Robert King · January 25, 2018 1:13 am

After the government shutdown was resolved on Monday, some Democrats sided with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (pictured center), D-N.Y. They argued the shutdown made it more likely that Republicans would grant permanent legal status to the approximately 800,000 individuals who participated in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Democrats push back: We didn’t lose shutdown

David M. Drucker · January 24, 2018 12:03 am

Former Vice President Joe Biden said he and former President Barack Obama often struggled with whether to speak publicly about Russia's interference in the election and how much to say. (AP)

National Security

Joe Biden: Mitch McConnell ‘wanted no part’ of bipartisan condemnation of Russians in 2016

Melissa Quinn · January 23, 2018 9:00 pm