Though Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) vowed to try to pass the House’s Homeland Security spending bill that defunds President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty, conservatives are worried that the defunding amendments will ultimately be stripped from the Senate’s funding
A group of conservatives who reflect a broad spectrum of the Republican Party are holding a news conference Tuesday morning on Capitol Hill to caution Congress against passing the current version of proposed Trade Promotion Authority “fast track” legislation. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recently confirmed that the TPA bill would cede more Congressional power to President Obama.
In last November’s midterm election, the Republican Party won in a historic landslide, but in an op-ed, Mitch McConnell, the Senate’s new Republican Majority Leader, has proclaimed himself “ready to work with Obama.”
Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), who recently accepted a position as Counsel to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), argued that McConnell wants “a bold new agenda” from the Republican Senate on Tuesday’s “Kelly File” on the Fox News Channel. Lee said
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) declared that the GOP Congress should put forth a “big, bold conservative agenda” on Tuesday’s “Laura Ingraham Show.” Walker told Ingraham that he “didn’t have a problem” with House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) retaining his
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” network political correspondent Kasie Hunt reported on soon-to-be Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s vision for the Republican Party, which is tied to presidential prospects for 2016. “[A]s they come in, they are going
Molly Ball, Politics Writer for The Atlantic, argued that Kentucky Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) had been somewhat domesticated by fellow Kentucky Senator, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) on Monday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on MSNBC. In a discussion on the potential impact the
Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) vowed that all Republican Senate incumbents will win their primaries in 2016. McConnell told the Washington Post that he has told incumbents, “Don’t try to reinvent yourself. Be yourself, number one. And don’t be
Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) does not want the new GOP-led Congress to be “scary” because he believes a major takeaway from the midterms is that Americans want things “done in the political center.” “I don’t want the
As more details emerge from a poll indicating Republican voters want John Boehner out as Speaker, a clearer picture of a largely dissatisfied GOP voting base is emerging.
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” newly elected Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told Dana Bash that he is ready and willing to negotiating with President Obama. McConnell said, “The first two years he had huge majorities in
Every generation of conservative leaders must rise to the occasion to confront the challenge of the time. The challenge at present is to stop Obama’s war on our borders and thereby his war on the rule of law. Will conservatives rise to the occasion?
Representative Louie Gohmert (R-TX) declared that Republican leaders in Congress “need to get on board” with defunding the president’s executive action on immigration on Monday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel. “Some of us wanted a contract that would include
The incoming, bicameral congressional GOP leadership team may be working out a plan to fund President Obama’s executive amnesty in totality through 2015 and even beyond, therefore enabling its implementation once and for all.
To incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), it is more important for Republicans to be the party of yes than go all-out to defund President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty. According to the New York Times, McConnell “acknowledges that changing the
In an interview that aired on Friday’s Hugh Hewitt radio show conducted by fill-in host Ed Morrissey, soon-to-be Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) expressed his disapproval of President Barack Obama’s shift in U.S. policy toward Cuba. “I don’t think
Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) won’t explain why he voted against Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) constitutional point of order on President Obama’s executive amnesty, telling reporters the vote is old news. “I’m not going to go back and
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell says approving the Keystone XL pipeline will top the Senate agenda in January. The issue could set up an early 2015 veto confrontation with President Barack Obama. Congressional Republicans have been pushing
The Senate confirmed 36 year-old Dr. Vivek Murthy in a 51-43 vote over the objections of Republicans, gun rights groups and even some Democrats. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Monday bucked Democratic leadership to vote against the controversial surgeon general
In the weekly GOP address, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) thanked voters for his election and called the incoming Republican majority in the U.S. Senate an opportunity for a “fresh start.” Transcript as follow: Hi, I’m Senator Tim Scott from the
Underneath everything else going on as regards the current firestorm on Capitol Hill over a so called bi-partisan $1.1 trillion spending bill, distrust seems to be the order of the day and it’s hard to argue there isn’t good reason
In an appearance on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” on Monday, President Barack Obama appeared as outgoing host Stephen Colbert’s guest from a live set in Washington, D.C. Obama used the segment sometimes reserved for Colbert’s “The Word” monologue, deemed
Soon-to-be Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says immigration reform will be a low priority next year in the wake of President Obama’s executive action on immigration. Speaking to Roll Call, McConnell said that while the current immigration system is “broken,”
Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) re-iterated his pledge to avoid government shutdowns during his tenure as Majority Leader, instead proposing that Congress pass individual appropriations bills to fund the government and attach riders to cut off funding for
President Obama will meet with incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell this afternoon, according to the White House press office. The meeting will take place at the White House, as Republicans debate how to handle a funding fight over Obama’s
