Tag: Mitch McConnell

Picking and choosing isn't about policy. It's about disposition and association now. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Beltway Confidential

Less than 48-hours after kneecapping ‘lobbyist Luther Strange,’ Steve Bannon starts boosting lobbyist Patrick Morrisey for Senate

Philip Wegmann · September 29, 2017 9:25 pm

The longer McConnell stalls on healthcare, Walker believes, the more likely it becomes that Republicans will lose their majority in the House. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Beltway Confidential

Rep. Mark Walker thinks GOP would be ‘better off’ without Mitch McConnell, warns Republicans could lose House majority

Philip Wegmann · September 29, 2017 3:49 pm

The president's failure to close the deal in Alabama reveals the extent to which years of fanning the flames against the Republican establishment has unleashed a revolt that won't yield, even for a celebrated outsider like Trump. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Not even Trump can tame the revolt against the Republican establishment

David M. Drucker · September 29, 2017 12:00 pm

President Trump said he still has confidence in Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell despite the most recent failure of Republicans' attempts to overhaul Obamacare. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump still has confidence in Mitch McConnell after failed healthcare bill

Melissa Quinn · September 28, 2017 11:56 am

"Every incumbent senator should not take their seat and the ability to keep that seat for granted," Rep. Mark Meadows said. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Senate Republicans: Don’t blame McConnell for Alabama loss

Al Weaver · September 28, 2017 1:03 am

Mitch McConnell, Albatross

Mark Hemingway · September 27, 2017 7:38 pm

"What more must my family be put through right now? This is abhorrent," Meghan McCain responded. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Meghan McCain on report Trump physically mocking her father: ‘This is abhorrent’

Caitlin Yilek · September 27, 2017 6:59 pm

Energy and Environment

Climate activists stage protest inside Mitch McConnell’s office

John Siciliano · September 27, 2017 4:56 pm

A senior administration official said Tuesday that President Trump will tout a tax reform plan in a speech in Indianapolis, geared toward spurring economic growth and providing relief to middle-class families. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Here’s what’s in the Republican tax reform framework

Joseph Lawler · September 27, 2017 2:30 pm

Rep. Dave Brat, R-Va., said that Alabama's runoff election shows that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is in trouble. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Dave Brat: The Senate is ’embarrassing’ and Mitch McConnell is in trouble

Pete Kasperowicz · September 27, 2017 12:06 pm

Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, greets supporters before his election party, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Beltway Confidential

David slays Alabama Goliath: Roy Moore defeats incumbent Sen. Luther Strange

Philip Wegmann · September 27, 2017 2:43 am

Roy Moore defeated Sen. Luther Strange on Tuesday in a closely watched special election for an Alabama Senate seat, as frustrated Republican voters rebuked their party's leadership in Congress for failing to repeal Obamacare and deliver other marquee promises. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Roy Moore defeats Luther Strange in Alabama in huge blow to Republicans in Washington

David M. Drucker · September 27, 2017 1:29 am