Tag: Mitch McConnell

Should Alabama candidate Roy Moore win the race for a Senate seat, the Ethics Committee's probe, likely to be rigorous and thorough, would be carried out behind closed doors by its professional, nonpartisan staff. It could take months, and might come up empty or conclude with an "admonishment" -- essentially a slap on the wrist. Moore also could face "censure," a more serious finding, or a debate and vote on expulsion by the full Senate. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

The Senate grilling Roy Moore will face ‘immediately’ if he wins

David M. Drucker · December 6, 2017 5:00 am

Steve Bannon, former chief strategist to President Trump, claimed Tuesday that the sexual misconduct allegations against Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore were a coordinated effort by a range of figures including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, NBC personality Chuck Todd, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

Steve Bannon: Roy Moore allegations were a ‘setup’

Diana Stancy Correll · December 6, 2017 3:07 am

McConnell said Moore, if elected and seated in the Senate, would face an immediate investigation by the Senate Ethics Committee. (AP images)

Mitch McConnell: ‘No option’ but to seat Roy Moore if he wins

Susan Ferrechio · December 5, 2017 7:45 pm

Rank-and-file Republicans should instruct the chairman of the Policy Committee, Sen. John Barrasso (pictured second to the left), to adopt a service-oriented approach focused on their needs, not those of the leaders. A good start would be for Barrasso to decentralize policy development by sharing information on problems and potential legislative solutions with all members before the leader has decided on his preferred approach. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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A long-overlooked Senate committee could save the Republican agenda

James Wallner · December 5, 2017 7:14 pm

The White House came out firmly against a plan earlier this month to fold a legislative fix for undocumented youth into Congress' year-end appropriations bill. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., plan to continue pushing for a DACA fix in the upcoming spending bill, knowing that Senate Republicans will need the votes of at least eight Democrats to ensure its passage. But if no deal is reached by Dec. 8, both parties will face a government shutdown. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Fight over DACA in spending bill could trigger Trump’s first veto

Gabby Morrongiello · December 5, 2017 5:01 am

The motion to meet with the Senate passed, 222-192. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

House votes to start conference with Senate on final tax bill

Susan Ferrechio · December 5, 2017 12:08 am

"No vote, no majority is worth losing our honor, our integrity," Romney said. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Mitt Romney: Roy Moore in Senate would be ‘a stain on the GOP’

Al Weaver · December 4, 2017 10:17 pm

"I was disappointed to see that our colleagues on the other side of the aisle continue to oppose good ideas simply because they don't like the current occupant of the White House." (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Mitch McConnell ‘disappointed’ in Democrats for opposing tax reform

Pete Kasperowicz · December 4, 2017 12:46 pm

Hatch advisors recently reached out to Bannon and spoke with the Breitbart News executive chairman about 2018, signaling the senator could be having second thoughts about retiring. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Steve Bannon mulls Orrin Hatch endorsement to block Mitt Romney

David M. Drucker · December 3, 2017 7:49 pm

Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, does a TV news interview after telling the Senate last night that the Republican effort to overhaul the tax code should be slowed down in order to hold hearings on the massive $1.4 trillion bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Angus King: Tax reform vote will be the most important vote senators take in their whole career

Kyle Feldscher · December 3, 2017 6:10 pm

"Well, look, people in Alabama are going to decide a week from Tuesday who [to] send to the Senate. It's up to them," McConnell said. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Mitch McConnell: ‘Voters of Alabama will make their choice’ on Roy Moore

Kyle Feldscher · December 3, 2017 5:22 pm

"Well, it's impossible to do that. You can't craft any bill that would guarantee no one was in a special category that might get a tax increase," McConnell said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell: It’s ‘impossible’ to craft a bill that cuts taxes for every single person in the middle class

Kyle Feldscher · December 3, 2017 4:56 pm