Jun 07 Watch Mitch McConnell talks ‘outrageous’ Trump comments and overcoming polio By PBS News Hour Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is the national face of the GOP. With five terms under his belt, McConnell is also the longest-serving senator in Kentucky history; his extended and colorful career takes center stage in his recently published memoir,… Continue watching
Jun 07 GOP unite in denouncing Trump’s attacks on federal judge By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Leading Republicans united Tuesday in an extraordinary denunciation of Donald Trump's attacks on a federal judge. Continue reading
Jun 05 GOP leaders warning Trump to drop attacks on judge By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press A pair of powerful Senate Republicans on Sunday warned Donald Trump to drop his attacks on a Latino judge presiding over a lawsuit against Trump University, joining the widespread rejection of their presumptive presidential nominee's treatment of the federal jurist. Continue reading
May 23 Sanders says Puerto Rican rescue plan would make ‘a terrible situation even worse’ By Ken Thomas, Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is breaking with the Obama administration and House lawmakers over a plan to restructure Puerto Rico's $70 billion in debt. Continue reading
May 11 Cruz files paperwork for a 2018 re-election bid By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz says he wants another term in the Senate. Continue reading
May 09 Obama allies use Trump to press GOP on Supreme Court nominee By David Pitt, Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa — Proponents of President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee believe they have a new winning argument to get the Republican-led Senate to act — the prospect of Donald Trump choosing someone to fill the vacancy. Continue reading
Apr 24 Trump campaign trying to court GOP power players in Washington By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Donald Trump, who bills himself the ultimate outsider, is pivoting increasingly to the power centers of official Washington as he tries to clinch the Republican presidential nomination. Continue reading
Mar 30 Presidential campaign roils Obama’s free-trade plans By Kevin Freking, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton agree on almost nothing. Except for their dislike of a sweeping agreement that would erase most tariffs and other trade barriers among the United States and 11 other nations. Continue reading
Mar 20 McConnell: Senate will not consider Obama’s SCOTUS nominee By Associated Press The leader of the Republican-controlled Senate is ruling out the idea of considering President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee after the November election - as one GOP colleague has suggested. Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch 4:57 Supreme Court nominee meets with Congressional Democrats By PBS News Hour President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee judge Merrick Garland made his first official visit to Capitol Hill Thursday morning, meeting with key Senate Democrats including Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). For more on the morning’s events and the coming Congressional confirmation… Continue watching