Tag: Mitch McConnell

White House Watch: The Bromance Begins for Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell

Michael Warren · October 17, 2017 9:30 am

Trump's relationships with Republicans on Capitol Hill had frayed in recent weeks. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump and Mitch McConnell come together, for right now

Sarah Bedford · October 17, 2017 4:01 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell emphasized that Steve Bannon, Trump's former chief strategist, was undermining the president's agenda. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Mitch McConnell warns Trump that Steve Bannon threatens their agenda

David M. Drucker · October 17, 2017 4:01 am

"The tax reform goals are shared by many," McConnell, R-Ky., said during a Senate floor speech Monday. "To get there, we first need to pass the budget before us." (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Mitch McConnell: We must pass a budget to get to tax reform

Susan Ferrechio · October 16, 2017 8:58 pm

But Great America PAC, run by Bannon-protégés, hasn't spent a dime to help Roy Moore beat Doug Jones, his popular Democrat challenger, who is within striking distance. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Beltway Confidential

Steve Bannon declares ‘season of war’ against GOP after going AWOL in Alabama

Philip Wegmann · October 16, 2017 8:17 pm

During Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell's tenure as Republican leader, the GOP has moved away from its traditional reliance on a corporate structure and instead embraced the more hierarchical arrangement used by Senate Democrats. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Beltway Confidential

For Senate Republicans to get anything done, change must start at the top with Mitch McConnell

James Wallner · October 16, 2017 7:01 pm

The legislation would require 60 votes in the Senate to pass. That would be nearly impossible to achieve. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Mitch McConnell expects a vote ‘at some point’ on abortion ban

Robert King · October 16, 2017 6:38 pm

President Trump compared the tax reform effort with former President Barack Obama's push to pass Obamacare, and noted that the Democrat-led Congress didn't pass that bill until well into Obama's second year in office. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump hedges on getting tax reform this year

Joseph Lawler · October 16, 2017 6:22 pm

President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., have come together since last summer's disunity.

Mitch McConnell defends relationship with Trump: ‘We talk frequently’

Susan Ferrechio · October 16, 2017 6:14 pm

"We just spent quite a bit of time inside with the Senate Majority Leader, who's been a friend of mine for a long time -- long before my world of politics," President Trump said after meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to discuss the Senate's legislative agenda. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

‘Closer than ever before’: Trump rekindles relationship with Mitch McConnell

Gabby Morrongiello · October 16, 2017 6:12 pm

President Trump outlined the Republican agenda for healthcare after a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell at the White House. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump: Republicans and Democrats ‘working together very hard’ on healthcare

Kimberly Leonard · October 16, 2017 6:02 pm

Democrats view an unpopular president and dysfunctional Republican Congress as their key to House and Senate gains. (Illustration by Nate Beeler)

The Democrats’ 2018 attack plan: Go get Trump and Congress

W. James Antle III · October 16, 2017 4:01 am