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9 Jan 2015, 8:39 am by Tom Smith
New Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has vowed to restore the place to “regular order,” though he recently got a taste of how hard that might prove. [read post]
15 Mar 2007, 3:17 pm
GOP Senate Leader Mitch McConnell rolled the Dems today. [read post]
11 Nov 2014, 12:11 am by Paul Caron
.): The day after Republicans won solid majorities in the House and Senate, House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader-to-be Mitch McConnell outlined priorities for the... [read post]
15 Jun 2012, 3:18 pm
"The Thurmond Rule": Today at the "Taking Note" blog of The New York Times, Andrew Rosenthal has a post that begins, "Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced this week that he is imposing a blockade on President Obama's nominations to the circuit courts. [read post]
27 Jun 2007, 10:00 am
CQ offers this report, which begins: "Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has blocked appointment of Senate conferees on the stalled lobbying bill, casting doubt on the future of the biggest overhaul of ethics and lobbying legislation in a dozen... [read post]
17 Nov 2006, 6:26 pm
Today, soon-to-be Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told the Federalist Society that if "Democrats want our cooperation, they'll give the president's judicial nominees an up-or-down vote. [read post]
1 Dec 2015, 4:26 am by Immigration Prof
Senators Mitch McConnell and Harry Reid, the Senate’s Majority Leader and Minority Leader respectively, opposing recent congressional proposals to halt or delay U.S. resettlement of refugees from Iraq... [read post]
29 Nov 2016, 9:04 am by Jeralyn
UnPresident-Elect Donald Trump has named the wife of Republican Majority Leader and Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, Elaine Chao, to head up the Department of Transportation. [read post]
18 Jun 2013, 11:54 am by Steve Bainbridge
A report at TPM claims that: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Tuesday starkly warned Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) not to eliminate the filibuster on presidential nominations,... [[ This is a content summary only. [read post]
5 Aug 2010, 11:48 am by immigrationprof
Brian Montopoli writes for CBS News: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans have in recent weeks suggested that Congress should reconsider so-called "birthright citizenship" - that is, the policy of granting U.S. citizenship to anyone born in the... [read post]
16 Mar 2015, 4:21 am by Immigration Prof
It may not be surprising news but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Sunday that the confirmation of Loretta Lynch as attorney general may hinge on whether Congress works out its gridlock over a human trafficking bill. [read post]
16 Sep 2014, 12:00 am
Lotito Ilyse Wolens Schuman Elizabeth Parry On September 16, 2014, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) introduced the National Labor Relations Board Reform Act. [read post]
7 May 2008, 5:50 pm
The Politico: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), said he would not allow Democrats a separate vote on each nominee and instead wanted the FEC nominees voted on as a package, which would ensure approval of the most controversial GOP... [read post]
27 Aug 2018, 12:12 pm by Paul Caron
. ___ (2018), at San Diego today as part of its Tax Speaker Series hosted by Jordan Barry: In 2017, House Speaker Paul Ryan, Representative Kevin Brady and Senator Mitch McConnell accomplished something that many others,... [read post]
18 Aug 2022, 1:26 pm by Ned Foley
I hope Mitch McConnell and other GOP Senators read Henry Olsen’s new Washington Post column. [read post]
30 May 2020, 6:00 am by Paul Caron
, by Chris Sanchirico (Pennsylvania): Apparently, for Mitch McConnell, “incentives” are for employees, not employers. [read post]
18 Jan 2021, 8:14 am by Howard Bashman
Also online there, columnist Hugh Hewitt has an essay titled “Mitch McConnell, still the crucial Republican leader. [read post]
13 Mar 2009, 1:03 pm
" --Senator Mitch McConnell, urging Norm Coleman to take his Minnesota Senate election contest all the way to the United States Supreme Court if necessary. [read post]
14 Jun 2012, 2:06 pm
And at "The Plum Line" blog of The Washington Post, Jonathan Bernstein has an entry titled "Mitch McConnell's choice: Justice delayed, and delayed, and delayed. [read post]