Tag: Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell wants to consider gun background checks in fall
Shifting the gun violence debate, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he now wants to consider background checks and other bills, setting...
Time running short, showdown looms over border aid package
It took last-minute changes and a full-court press by top Democratic leaders, but the House passed with relative ease a $4.5 billion...
The indefatigable Roy Moore spurns GOP leaders in Senate run
Never one to back down from a fight, Republican Roy Moore is facing a wall of GOP opposition that includes President Donald...
Donald Trump Jr. on Capitol Hill for closed-door Senate interview
President Donald Trump's eldest son told reporters he has "nothing to correct" as he arrived on Capitol Hill Wednesday for a second...
Richard Shelby: Border security talks ‘stalled’ as clock ticks
Bargainers clashed Sunday over whether to limit the number of migrants authorities can detain, tossing a new hurdle before negotiators hoping to strike a...
Richard Shelby: Border security meeting with Donald Trump ‘the most positive...
President Donald Trump appears to be taking a more positive view of Capitol Hill talks on border security, according to negotiators who struck a...
Richard Shelby says ‘The dialogue is good’ as wall deadline nears
President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi struck starkly different tones in their border security standoff Wednesday, as Trump planned a rally in...
Mitch McConnell blocks sentencing bill, upsetting Chuck Grassley, GOP
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's reluctance to hold a vote on a popular criminal justice bill has angered top Republican senators and created an...
GOP ramps up election-season warning of ‘toxic’ Dem tactics
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell bashed Democrats and their liberal allies Thursday for statements and actions that he dubbed "toxic fringe behavior," sharpening Republicans'...
Mitch McConnell now open to high court nomination in election year
The Senate's majority leader, insisting his chamber won't be irreparably damaged by the bitter fight over new Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, is signaling...
