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31 Mar 2017, 10:44 am by Tom Smith
Progressives think Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is bluffing. [read post]
29 Mar 2017, 4:12 am by Scott Bomboy
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s latest statement that Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court nomination will be confirmed on Friday, April 7, has set the battle lines for next week’s confirmation fight. [read post]
27 Mar 2017, 9:40 am by Scott Bomboy
Committee chair Chuck Grassley has made it clear he wants his committee’s report on Gorusch’s confirmation voted on and sent to the full Senate this week, setting April 3 as a final deadline for the nomination to be in the hands of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. [read post]
24 Mar 2017, 9:18 am by NCC Staff
Once the report leaves the committee, the nomination is scheduled on the Senate’s Executive Calendar, and by custom, the Senate Majority Leader (Mitch McConnell) would ask the Minority Leader (Chuck Schumer) to ask for unanimous consent for the nomination to be scheduled for a full discussion by the Senate. [read post]
24 Mar 2017, 9:18 am by NCC Staff
Once the report leaves the committee, the nomination is scheduled on the Senate’s Executive Calendar, and by custom, the Senate Majority Leader (Mitch McConnell) would ask the Minority Leader (Chuck Schumer) to ask for unanimous consent for the nomination to be scheduled for a full discussion by the Senate. [read post]
23 Mar 2017, 12:11 pm by Susan Hennessey, Benjamin Wittes
At some point, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan will have to recognize that the political costs of not having a credible investigation will outweigh the political costs of allowing one to unfold—whatever it might uncover. [read post]
23 Mar 2017, 9:01 am by Amy Howe
Mitch McConnell, now the Senate Majority Leader, who would be left with a difficult choice. [read post]
23 Mar 2017, 8:18 am by Doug Cornelius
 Specifically what do Paul Ryan in the house and Mitch McConnell in the Senate? [read post]
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]
21 Mar 2017, 4:40 pm by Elie Mystal
This is about Merrick Garland, Mitch McConnell, and Donald Trump, or it's about nothing at all. [read post]
20 Mar 2017, 3:00 am by Scott Bomboy
While the current Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, is reportedly opposed to killing the filibuster using the “nuclear option,” President Donald Trump and other GOP leaders have urged the Senate to use that measure, if needed, to get a confirmation vote on the floor, most likely in April. [read post]
20 Mar 2017, 3:00 am by Scott Bomboy
While the current Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, is reportedly opposed to killing the filibuster using the “nuclear option,” President Donald Trump and other GOP leaders have urged the Senate to use that measure, if needed, to get a confirmation vote on the floor, most likely in April. [read post]
20 Mar 2017, 3:00 am by Scott Bomboy
While the current Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, is reportedly opposed to killing the filibuster using the “nuclear option,” President Donald Trump and other GOP leaders have urged the Senate to use that measure, if needed, to get a confirmation vote on the floor, most likely in April. [read post]
17 Mar 2017, 7:21 am
" I knew that Mitch McConnell, squelching a Senator, had said "Nevertheless, she persisted" and created a feminist meme and that Hillary Clinton had combined "persist" with its rhyme "resist" in some kind of advice to Democrats. [read post]
16 Mar 2017, 9:35 am
Said Chelsea Clinton — according to a statement released in her name.Interesting that she's already written a book called "She Persisted," when the "she persisted" meme only got started last month when Mitch McConnell uttered the words. [read post]
15 Mar 2017, 7:38 am by Rory Little
If Judge Neil Gorsuch is confirmed in April as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has promised, this will be one of the last eight-justice arguments in the year since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. [read post]
9 Mar 2017, 10:35 am
"Mitch McConnell Is Glad He Played Politics With The Supreme Court; 'As you know, I played arguably the single biggest role in having the vacancy there,' McConnell said, adding that having an open Supreme Court spot helped Republicans win the White House": Emma Loop of BuzzFeed News has this report. [read post]
3 Mar 2017, 8:06 am by Ed Stein
Notably, both Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) have voiced opposition to lifting any sanctions. [read post]
28 Feb 2017, 6:47 am by Susan Hennessey, Benjamin Wittes
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has resisted calls for the formation of a new select committee or Commission by insisting the SSCI “is more than capable of conducting a complete review” within its existing structure and jurisdiction. [read post]
27 Feb 2017, 8:36 am by Andrew Kent
Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader of the Senate, might be one the most partisan people in the Capitol, and openly disdains many norms of good government. [read post]