Tag: Mitch McConnell

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says if allegations of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore pursuing 14-year-old are true, "he must step aside." (Al Drago/Bloomberg)

Mitch McConnell: If allegations against Roy Moore are true, ‘he must step aside’

Al Weaver, Susan Ferrechio · November 9, 2017 7:16 pm

Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon told Fox News' Sean Hannity on Wednesday that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.,
should tender his resignation immediately -- or wait after Republicans pass a tax reform package. (AP Images)

Steve Bannon: Mitch McConnell ‘should tender his resignation’ tomorrow

Diana Stancy Correll · November 9, 2017 3:16 am

President Trump may not be the most likable man in Washington, but he has more than one ally in Congress who has his back. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

President Trump’s 5 best friends in Congress

Al Weaver · November 8, 2017 3:00 pm

Paul was injured Friday when a neighbor attacked him at his home. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell: Rand Paul returning next week

Susan Ferrechio · November 7, 2017 8:46 pm

The committee approved both nominees, who were both strongly opposed by Democrats, on party lines. They now go before the full Senate for a vote. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Senate cancels Monday votes

Susan Ferrechio · November 6, 2017 8:42 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said that he hopes Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is able to recover soon after he was attacked by a neighbor over the weekend and suffered five broken ribs. It is unknown when Paul will return to Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell: Rand Paul’s absence is ‘potentially a challenge’ for Senate GOP

Al Weaver · November 6, 2017 6:25 pm

The faster pace followed intense pressure from conservative groups, including one that threatening to launch an expensive and unflattering advertising campaign about the glacial pace of confirmations under Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

After threats, Mitch McConnell wins praise on confirmations

Susan Ferrechio · November 6, 2017 5:01 am

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has outraised its Republican counterpart for five months in a row, bringing in $9 million more last quarter. (CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

One year to the midterms: Where the 2018 races stand

David M. Drucker, James Antle · November 6, 2017 5:01 am

Investigators work at the scene of a deadly shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, Sunday Nov. 5, 2017. A man opened fire inside of the church in the small South Texas community on Sunday, killing more than 20 people. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

National Security

Weekend wrap: Trump’s trip and Robert Mueller’s investigation top the news until tragedy strikes in Texas

Kyle Feldscher · November 6, 2017 2:39 am

Law enforcement officials work the scene of a fatal shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017. (Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Sutherland Springs church shooting is ‘heartbreaking,’ ‘devastating’: Lawmakers

Naomi Lim · November 5, 2017 9:25 pm

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, joined at left by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, leads a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Inside Republicans’ plot to ensure Trump’s federal judge victories

Ryan Lovelace · November 5, 2017 4:01 am

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, the special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 election, departs Capitol Hill following a closed door meeting in Washington.

Mitch McConnell doesn’t foresee Congress impacting Robert Mueller’s inquiry

Daniel Chaitin · November 4, 2017 1:22 pm