Nov 30 Congress returns with pandemic relief aid, federal funding unresolved By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Congress is returning to Washington for one last attempt at deal-making this year. The only absolute must-do is preventing a government shutdown on Dec. 11. But lawmakers are also debating whether to deliver another round of coronavirus relief before President… Continue reading
Nov 20 McConnell proposes shifting unspent small business funds to COVID-19 aid By Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is proposing that Congress funnel $455 billion of unspent small business lending funds toward a new COVID-19 aid package. Continue reading
Nov 13 Watch 11:59 Shields and Brooks on election results, Trump's resistance Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including election results, congressional power balances, President Trump’s refusal to concede and how President-elect Biden’s administration is taking shape. Continue watching
Nov 09 Virus relief package uncertain in post-election Congress By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press President-elect Joe Biden is making clear that he wants new coronavirus legislation to pass before he takes office. But Republicans controlling the Senate are poised to assert more influence and have rejected demands for a more than $2 trillion package. Continue reading
Nov 09 After Biden win, McConnell says Trump 'within his rights' to fight election By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Control of the Senate likely won’t be decided until a January runoff in Georgia, even after Democrat Joe Biden won the White House on Saturday. Continue reading
Nov 06 WATCH: McConnell holds news conference with key Senate races still undecided By Associated Press One certainty is the upended projections will force a rethinking of polling, fundraising and the very messages the parties use to reach voters in the Trump era and beyond. Continue reading
Nov 05 Republicans break with Trump over push to halt vote count By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Trump ally who won reelection Tuesday in Kentucky, told reporters that “claiming you’ve won the election is different from finishing the counting.”… Continue reading
Nov 04 WATCH: Sen. Mitch McConnell says courts to 'decide disputes' in close election races By Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that “claiming you’ve won the election is different from finishing the counting.”… Continue reading
Nov 03 WATCH: Sen. Mitch McConnell says the next president needs to unite the country By Associated Press Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks Tuesday night after winning his race against Democratic challenger Amy McGrath. Continue reading
Nov 03 Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell holds his Kentucky seat By Associated Press The 78-year-old McConnell defeated Democrat Amy McGrath, a retired Marine combat pilot who challenged him as a political outsider. McConnell is the longest-serving Republican leader in Senate history. Continue reading