Sep 28 Senate Leader McConnell faces doubts after this week’s losses By Erica Werner, Associated Press Senate Republicans are reckoning with an insurgent's win in Alabama that poses clear threats to their own grip on power and the leadership of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Continue reading
Sep 27 WATCH LIVE: Ryan, McConnell discuss GOP plan for tax reform By Erica R. Hendry The leaders will being speaking around 2:15 p.m. ET. Watch live here. Continue reading
Sep 27 Roy Moore’s win in Alabama rebukes GOP establishment By Associated Press Roy Moore's 9-point victory over Sen. Luther Strange, backed by the White House and Republican leaders on Capitol Hill, ranks as a miscalculation and temporary embarrassment for the president; it's a more consequential rebuke for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell,… Continue reading
Sep 27 Congress at crossroads after another GOP health care failure By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Some lawmakers said it's still possible to bridge the partisan gap on a limited set of priority issues. Continue reading
Sep 26 WATCH: Republicans say no vote this week on health care By Alan Fram, Associated Press The setback marks the end for the latest drive to overturn the law, a promise the GOP has made to voters for seven years. Continue reading
Sep 20 Senate Republicans say they’ll push ahead with plan to repeal Obamacare By Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell intends to bring up a GOP health care bill on the Senate floor next week. That’s according to McConnell’s spokesman, David Popp. The legislation by Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Bill Cassidy of… Continue reading
Sep 19 GOP says there’s momentum for their Obamacare repeal bill, but hurdles remain By Alan Fram, Associated Press Senate Republicans have less than two weeks to succeed and face a tough fight to win enough GOP support to reverse the summer's self-inflicted defeat on the party's high-priority issue. Continue reading
Aug 24 WATCH: White House addresses Trump’s frustration with Congress in news briefing By Joshua Barajas White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will hold a news briefing at 2:30 p.m. ET. Watch her remarks live here. Continue reading
Aug 24 Republican agenda threatened by Trump-McConnell feud By Steve Peoples and Alan Fram, Associated Press President Donald Trump can't enact his agenda without Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. McConnell may not have a majority to lead without Trump's help. It's simple, and still so complicated. Continue reading
Aug 17 Republican leaders dance around President Trump’s Charlottesville remarks By Steve Peoples and Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press One after another, the nation's most powerful Republicans responded to President Donald Trump's extraordinary remarks about white supremacists. Yet few mentioned the president. Continue reading