Tag: Mitch McConnell

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell delivered a final warning to Democrats who planned to block Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch in an 11 a.m. vote, and said if that happens, they'd be responsible for triggering a rule change in the Senate known as the "nuclear option." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McConnell issues final warning to Democrats on ‘nuclear option’

Susan Ferrechio · April 6, 2017 2:48 pm

A Democratic senator held the Senate floor through the night and was still going Wednesday in an attention-grabbing talk-a-thon highlighting his party's opposition to President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Legislative filibuster likely to survive death of its judicial cousin

David M. Drucker · April 6, 2017 4:01 am

Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley ended his marathon speech on the Senate floor protesting the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court after 15-and-a-half hours Wednesday.

Merkley ends his all-night speech against Gorsuch after 15-and-a-half hours

Kyle Feldscher · April 5, 2017 2:33 pm

So much of what Democratic Senators are saying this week about Neil Gorsuch is embarrassing and baseless. (Washington Examiner/Graeme Jennings)

Beltway Confidential

The 5 worst arguments against Judge Gorsuch for the Supreme Court

April Ponnuru · April 5, 2017 2:32 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., blasted the Democratic minority's upcoming "unprecedented partisan filibuster" coming against Judge Neil Gorsuch's Supreme Court nomination. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McConnell: Democrats would filibuster Ruth Bader Ginsburg if Trump nominated her

Ryan Lovelace · April 5, 2017 2:28 pm

The GOP Senate is expected to change Senate precedent on cloture. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Republicans mull second ‘nuclear option’ change to Senate process

Joel Gehrke · April 5, 2017 12:33 am

The announcement gives Democrats 44 votes against ending debate and in favor of filibustering Gorsuch's nomination. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Angus King to oppose Gorsuch nomination

Al Weaver · April 4, 2017 8:54 pm

If senators want to dodge the bullet, they need to act now and think outside-the-box. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer should consider these three compromises before triggering the nuclear option on Neil Gorsuch

Daniel DePetris · April 4, 2017 8:51 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. talks about the struggle to move Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch toward a final up-or-down vote on the Senate floor. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McConnell: We have votes for nuclear option on Neil Gorsuch

Susan Crabtree · April 4, 2017 7:52 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he would file a motion to invoke cloture on Tuesday and limit debate on Judge Neil Gorsuch's Supreme Court nomination. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

McConnell readies motion to invoke cloture, setting up filibuster fight

Ryan Lovelace · April 4, 2017 2:32 pm

Nearly every outrage in the judicial wars of the past two decades has been perpetrated by Democrats, and mostly Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and his predecessor. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

The house — er, Senate — that Chuck Schumer built

Washington Examiner · April 4, 2017 4:01 am

Schumer said Republicans, Trump and Democrats should meet to pick a new nominee that can win 60 votes. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Chuck Schumer to Mitch McConnell: ‘We both lost’ on Supreme Court picks

Susan Ferrechio · April 3, 2017 8:57 pm