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9 Feb 2017, 6:29 pm
Those confirmation hearings took a dramatic turn this week with two historic happenings: a tie-breaking vote from the Vice President to confirm Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education and the rebuke of Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) during the confirmation hearing for Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) for Attorney General. [read post]
9 Nov 2016, 5:28 am
” The other story is that Republicans held the Senate, leaving Congress in the hands of the Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan. [read post]
11 Aug 2010, 11:07 am
t perform inception on Mitch McConnell and make him want to do this. [read post]
18 Nov 2020, 9:06 am
Republicans from Mitch McConnell down are telling Trump he has the opportunity to leave the Republican Party in a stronger position in Washington than any GOP president since Ronald Reagan. [read post]
19 Sep 2020, 9:32 am
Trump is expected to nominate a replacement as soon as next week, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., immediately vowed to hold a Senate confirmation vote. [read post]
21 Dec 2010, 6:36 am
As part of a deal between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), many judicial nominees that have been languishing will receive confirmation votes. [read post]
25 Sep 2021, 7:05 am
And in related commentary, online at MSNBC, Steve Benen has an essay titled “McConnell won’t rule out blocking possible Biden SCOTUS nominees; Mitch McConnell won’t rule out blocking Joe Biden’s future Supreme Court nominees. [read post]
13 May 2015, 4:16 pm
Likely you’ve heard about the 338-to-88 vote; here’s a report from the New York Times: WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved legislation to end the federal government’s bulk collection of phone records, exerting enormous pressure on Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, who insists that existing dragnet sweeps continue in defiance of many of those in his Republican Party. [read post]
14 Aug 2009, 1:18 pm
Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the minority leader, has asked the Supreme Court to allow his lawyer to take part in the special session on Sept. 9 when the Court will consider basic constitutional issues about federal campaign finance law. [read post]
18 Sep 2010, 4:03 am
Republican Senate leader Senator Mitch McConnell and 23 co-sponsors have introduced the Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2010 (S.3773). [read post]
8 Apr 2008, 6:02 pm
Senator McConnell's recent campaign ad has once again got me hot under the collar. [read post]
16 Nov 2018, 12:01 pm
17 Mar 2016, 8:57 am
National / International News <> ANALYSIS: What President Obama's Supreme Court Nomination Means for the 2016 Race - Almost immediately, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell again stressed the vacancy should not be filled in an election year despite the nomination of Garland -- an ABC News/Washington Post poll last week, Americans by 63 to 32 percent said the president's… [read post]
18 Jan 2020, 9:31 am
If Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has his way, no new evidence would be allowed. [read post]
20 Nov 2016, 7:39 am
This will require principle and backbone, two characteristics in short supply in Republican leaders like Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan. [read post]
17 Jan 2021, 1:55 pm
In light of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s refusal to hold the trial before January 20, the question arises whether Trump can be tried after he leaves office. [read post]
9 Feb 2010, 1:21 pm
" So maybe I was wrong about bullies being impervious to being shamed, though I wonder if he is responding more to imprecations from Mitch McConnell that the publicity is not in fact good for the Republicans. [read post]
16 Apr 2010, 6:45 am
Paul Krugman mocks Mitch McConnell for wanting to abolish municipal fire departments. [read post]
20 Nov 2016, 7:39 am
This will require principle and backbone, two characteristics in short supply in Republican leaders like Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan and their cronies. [read post]
12 Nov 2021, 6:47 am
Here’s the Friday morning read: Democrats, leave the Supreme Court alone (Mitch McConnell, The Washington Post) How Trump Transformed the Supreme Court (Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker) CVS withdraws Supreme Court case on disability rights, announces new partnership (Michael Roppolo, CBS News) The Marble Palace Blog: Midnight at SCOTUS (Tony Mauro, The National Law Journal) Roe Undermines the Supreme Court’s Legitimacy (Matthew Franck & Robert George, National… [read post]
