Tag: Mitch McConnell
Donald Trump picks conservative Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court
President Donald Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Saturday, capping a dramatic reshaping of the federal judiciary that will...
Despite Donald Trump attacks, both parties vow orderly election
Many lawmakers, including from Trump’s own Republican Party, vowed to make sure voters’ wishes are followed ahead of Inauguration Day in January.
Donald Trump interviews Amy Barrett while weighing a high court nominee
Trump said Monday he expects to announce his choice by week’s end, before the burial next week of Ginsburg.
Who’s a hypocrite? GOP, Dems debate past comments on court
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has vowed that President Donald Trump’s as-yet unnamed nominee will receive a vote on the Senate floor “this year."
GOP hopeful Supreme Court battle will help shift election
Republicans are looking to a Supreme Court nomination fight to unite a deeply fractured party as it faces the very real possibility of losing the White House and control of the Senate this fall.
Joe Biden to GOP senators: Don’t jam through Ruth Bader Ginsburg...
The extraordinary televised plea from the Democratic presidential candidate to Republican senators reflected the ferocious maneuvering that has followed Ginsburg's death.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women's rights champion who became the court's second female justice, died Friday...
Bradley Byrne: Democrats’ Postal Service hoax
Congressman Byrne outlines the ongoing controversy with Postal Service funding.
Amid outcry, postmaster general to testify before House
Facing a public backlash over mail disruptions, the Trump administration scrambled to respond Monday as the House prepared an emergency vote to...
Nancy Pelosi to call House back into session to vote on...
Pelosi is cutting short lawmakers' summer recess with a vote expected the Saturday after the Democratic National Convention on legislation that would prohibit changes at the agency as tensions mount.
