Tag: Mitch McConnell

"It's time to give our president and the American people what they are asking for," wrote Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Luther Strange sides with Trump over McConnell by backing filibuster change

Al Weaver · September 5, 2017 3:25 pm

Protesters hold up signs outside a courthouse where a federal judge was to hear arguments in the first lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's executive order to withhold funding from communities that limit cooperation with immigration authorities in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File)

Exclusive: 77% demand end to ‘sanctuary cities’ for illegal immigrants

Paul Bedard · September 5, 2017 12:00 pm

Nancy Pelosi spoke to both Paul Ryan and White House chief of staff John Kelly and stressed the need to pass emergency funding soon. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Democrats suddenly looking forward to an easy September

Al Weaver · September 5, 2017 4:01 am

President Trump has showed no hesitation piling on new items to the crowded legislative to-do list. (Illustration by Nate Beeler for the Washington Examiner)

Trump and wary Republicans head for the fall

W. James Antle III · September 5, 2017 4:01 am

Donald Trump Is at War With His Party

Donald Trump Is at War With His Party

Irwin M. Stelzer · September 2, 2017 2:24 pm

"You can't look at them and say 'you're fired,' you're going to need their vote," Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., said. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Rep. Tom Cole warns Trump not to bully lawmakers: ‘This isn’t the Apprentice’

Caitlin Yilek · August 31, 2017 4:44 pm

Trump’s Republican Targets and Why They Matter

Chris Deaton · August 31, 2017 9:10 am

Sen. Rand Paul criticized the idea of pursuing an overhaul of the tax code that does not lower revenue. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)

Rand Paul calls Republicans’ leading strategy for tax reform ‘a terrible idea’

Joseph Lawler · August 30, 2017 6:51 pm

Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore walks onto the stage to supporters Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, in Montgomery, Ala., after he forced a Senate primary runoff with Sen. Luther Strange to fill the U.S. Senate seat previously held by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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Alabama GOP Senate runoff turns nasty, underdog Moore still leads

Paul Bedard · August 30, 2017 6:22 pm

The Trump administration has announced it would roll back DACA within six months, giving Congress time to act. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump will need Republican friends in Washington if Russia probe heats up

W. James Antle III · August 29, 2017 4:00 am

They told Ryan that they and other Republican lawmakers will not support him in the fall if conservative policies are not enacted. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Steve Bannon breaks with Trump to pick Roy Moore over Luther Strange in Alabama Senate election

Anna Giaritelli · August 29, 2017 2:46 am

"This is our once-in-a-generation opportunity to fundamentally rethink our tax code and make it more efficient," the Senate majority leader said. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Mitch McConnell calls for ‘true comprehensive tax reform’

Joseph Lawler · August 28, 2017 9:45 pm