Tag: Mitch McConnell

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., repeated his pledge to hold off on considering a Supreme Court nominee until after the November presidential election. (AP Photo)

GOP holds firm: No Supreme Court vote

Susan Ferrechio · March 16, 2016 4:02 pm

Cruz Won’t Get ‘on Bended Knee’ for McConnell

Chris Deaton · March 16, 2016 3:44 pm

Both House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Tuesday discussed having positive phone conversations with Trump after weeks of refusing to even mention the business mogul by name. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Trump breaks the ice with Congress

Susan Ferrechio · March 15, 2016 7:58 pm

"We are working through it, we'll get there," House Budget Chairman Tom Price, R-Ga., said after meeting with GOP lawmakers this month. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress faces prolonged spending fight

Susan Ferrechio · March 14, 2016 5:01 am

—œThey can offer on the floor, or they can run for the House of Representatives," said Sen. Lamar Alexander. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Energy and Environment

Top GOP senators want ‘clean’ energy spending bills

John Siciliano · March 9, 2016 10:56 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has been joined by other top conservative lawmakers in saying they will not consider a nominee until after a new president is in the White House next year. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Poll: Most oppose GOP effort to block Supreme Court nominee

Kelly Cohen · March 9, 2016 12:53 pm

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who won his seat on a Tea Party platform, has been bucking the GOP leadership since his arrival in the Senate in 2013, including by filibustering on the Senate floor and publicly denouncing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. (AP Photos)

Will McConnell have to pledge allegiance to Cruz?

Susan Ferrechio · March 9, 2016 5:01 am

Energy and Environment

Greens to GOP: Confirm Supreme Court nominee to preserve environment

Kyle Feldscher · March 8, 2016 6:50 pm

A majority of Americans want President Obama to nominate a new Supreme Court justice, according to a new poll. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Poll: Americans want a Supreme Court nominee

Kelly Cohen · March 3, 2016 4:18 pm

"There's a probability [that Trump could be president]," Sen. Bill Cassidy said. "I accept that." (AP File Photo/Andrew Harnik)

GOP starts to imagine working with Trump

Susan Ferrechio · March 3, 2016 5:01 am

NY Times to Obama: Forget Congress, appoint a new Supreme Court justice

Becket Adams · March 3, 2016 12:49 am

Harry Reid, D-Nev., delivered a lengthy diatribe against the GOP and Donald Trump, the current front-runner for the party's presidential nomination. (AP Photo)

Reid: GOP must stop their ‘Frankenstein’ front-runner

Susan Ferrechio · March 2, 2016 4:27 pm