Tag: Mitch McConnell

The statue of Jefferson Davis located in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol. (Courtesy of the Architect of the Capitol)

Democrats look to oust Confederate symbols in the U.S. Capitol

Susan Ferrechio · June 23, 2015 10:06 pm

It's that close supervision, he said, that led to most air sorties coming back without dropping any bombs.Â (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Thornberry: Obama defense veto threat hurts U.S. efforts abroad

Charles Hoskinson · June 23, 2015 3:32 pm

Sessions tells GOP to shoot down Obama’s trade bill

Sessions tells GOP to shoot down Obama’s trade bill

Susan Ferrechio · June 22, 2015 10:20 pm

"The law expires at midnight Sunday next week and I doubt if there are many of us who are comfortable with that," said Sen. McConnell. (AP)

McConnell the latest to call for removing the Confederate flag

Susan Ferrechio · June 22, 2015 9:15 pm

Memories are long in the Senate, and it will probably take Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., more than a week or two to get over the rebuff he suffered on the floor when he tried to attach cybersecurity legislation as an amendment to a pending defense bill. (AP Photo)

Senate vote falls short of approving defense act with CISA amendment

Charlie Mitchell · June 22, 2015 4:01 am

"The threat is growing so quickly both in sophistication and in magnitude that it's hard to keep up with. But we're not catching up right here," said House Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry, R-Texas. (AP Photo)Â

Congress looks to protect grid from hackers

Charles Hoskinson · June 15, 2015 4:01 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., called out the Democratic plan on the Senate floor Thursday, and said if Democrats get their way, it will mean holding up raises for people in the military. (Getty Images)

McConnell: Dems aiming to ‘shower more cash on the bureaucrats in Washington’

Pete Kasperowicz · June 11, 2015 5:50 pm

"We can't wait until this fall," said Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. "This matter has to be resolved now." (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Dems demand budget summit with GOP

Susan Ferrechio · June 10, 2015 4:01 am

Data breach prompts Senate vote on cybersecurity

National Security

Data breach prompts Senate vote on cybersecurity

Susan Ferrechio · June 9, 2015 7:44 pm

"We're certainly not going to be able to be doing big, comprehensive tax reform with this president," McConnell said in an interview with the publication Morning Consult posted online Sunday. (Getty Image)

Hope for tax reform fades

Joseph Lawler · June 9, 2015 4:01 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said last week that he was putting the kibosh on most of Obama's federal court nominees. (Washington Examiner)

No more showdowns over Obama’s judicial nominations?

Susan Crabtree · June 9, 2015 4:01 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. arrives for a Senate policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Energy and Environment

Air regulators warn McConnell to back off on emission rules

John Siciliano · June 5, 2015 6:57 pm