Dec 11 Facing pressure, Mitch McConnell agrees to criminal justice vote By Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Under pressure from President Donald Trump and many of his Republican colleagues, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he will bring legislation to the floor to overhaul the nation's sentencing laws. Continue reading
Dec 03 'Here lies a great man'; George H.W. Bush saluted as 'gentle soul' at Capitol ceremony By Calvin Woodward, Laurie Kellman, Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press Bush will lie in state in the Capitol for public visitation through Wednesday. An invitation-only funeral service is set for Wednesday at Washington National Cathedral. Continue reading
Nov 27 Mitch McConnell: U.S. must respond to 'abhorrent' Khashoggi killing By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says "some kind of response" is needed from the United States for Saudi Arabia's role in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and senators are "discussing what the appropriate response would be."… Continue reading
Nov 27 Pence and Kushner make push for criminal justice rewrite on Capitol Hill By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Senators announced a bipartisan agreement on the legislation earlier this month, but McConnell has yet to say whether he will hold a vote on the bill. Vice President Kike Pence and White House senior adviser Jared Kushner are expected to… Continue reading
Nov 26 Senate GOP take up judicial nominee some lawmakers call 'the worst' By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Senate Republicans are working to soon fill the nation's longest judicial vacancy with a North Carolina lawyer whose nomination has raised objections from black lawmakers and civil rights groups concerned about his work defending state laws found to have discriminated… Continue reading
Nov 14 McConnell, Schumer re-elected as Senate party leaders By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Senators chose Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for another term leading Republicans and Chuck Schumer for Democrats in closed-door party elections Wednesday lacking the high drama underway on the House side in the midterm election fallout. Continue reading
Nov 07 WATCH: McConnell says Kavanaugh fight helped GOP retain Senate majority By Eric Tucker, Associated Press In Tuesday's elections, McConnell said, the contentious, partisan fight over Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's nomination was "very helpful" in winning Senate seats, like an "adrenaline shot" for GOP voters. Continue reading
Oct 10 McConnell warns Democrats to think carefully about 'presidential harassment' if they win House majority By Associated Press The Kentucky Republican told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday that Democratic threats to investigate President Donald Trump's finances and businesses would "help the president get re-elected" in 2020. Continue reading
Oct 08 McConnell says he's open to Supreme Court nominee in 2020 By Hope Yen, Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is signaling he's willing to take up another Supreme Court nomination in the 2020 presidential election season should another vacancy arise. Continue reading
Oct 03 McConnell sets Friday test vote on Kavanaugh nomination By Alan Fram, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press McConnell announced that sometime during the evening, the FBI would deliver to an anxious Senate the potentially fateful document on claims that Kavanaugh sexually abused women. Continue reading