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23 Mar 2017, 7:21 am by Jonathan H. Adler
This pick was no surprise to court watchers, as Thapar was interviewed for the Supreme Court vacancy and enjoys the strong support of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). [read post]
29 Sep 2010, 9:04 am by Kelly
Sen Mitch McConnell (R-KY) considered the bill dead in the water, saying on the Senate floor, “This is about as pure a political exercise as you can get. [read post]
12 Jan 2012, 4:30 am by Ray Mullman
 In attendance was, among others, Mitch McConnell, the Senate’s top Republican and an avowed opponent of the healthcare law. [read post]
2 Oct 2024, 6:29 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Actually, many culprits: the ever-venal Mitch McConnell; a tortoise-like Biden attorney general, Merrick Garland; but most of all the Supreme Court, which twisted history and the Constitution to invent king-like immunity for presidents and ex-presidents who led crime waves from the White House, at least ones named Trump. [read post]
19 May 2011, 12:20 pm
The GOP Senate Leader joins me today to talk about the successful filibuster of Obama 9th Circuit nominee Goodwin Liu and the prospects for reform of the Senate's filibuster rules. [read post]
6 Apr 2018, 7:32 am by Staci Zaretsky
He'll fondly remember taking the 'nuclear option' for the rest of his days. [read post]
15 Jun 2020, 2:12 pm by Joe Patrice
Justin Walker's warp speed nomination process was always suspicious, but now it really feels weird. [read post]
1 Feb 2017, 2:43 pm by Andrew Hamm
Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), majority leader of the Senate McConnell has been at the center of the Supreme Court vacancy debate since its very beginning. [read post]
3 Jun 2015, 4:13 am by Scott Bomboy
In the end, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell reluctantly agreed to support the House-approved USA Freedom Act, which replaces key provisions of the Patriot Act. [read post]
5 Oct 2019, 3:22 pm by Melanie Fontes
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell confirmed those rules and the responsibility of the Senate, stating that the Senate “has no choice” but to try President Trump if the House impeached him. [read post]
26 May 2016, 3:31 pm by Bill Otis
Cornyn wouldn't say whether the two lawmakers had talked to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who dictates what comes to the floor, about the latest version of the bill.Translation:  They won't talk to McConnell because they already know the answer. [read post]
6 Apr 2017, 8:03 am by Scott Bomboy
Using a tactic called the Nuclear Option, which was deployed by Harry Reid in 2013, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made a motion, which could not be appealed, for the full Senate to vote on a point of order he raised, requesting that the Gorsuch nomination go forward with a simple majority vote to limit the debate about his nomination. [read post]
29 May 2020, 2:07 pm by Margaret Taylor
But just when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Attorney General William Barr think they’ve got it trapped, the elusive jinn disappears in a puff of President Trump’s tweets. [read post]
7 Mar 2024, 1:50 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
I confess to being surprised that Senator Mitch McConnell has endorsed Donald Trump for President. [read post]