April 24, 2019 Reporter's Notebook: How Congress could be facing not one, but two shutdowns It’s never too early to try to avoid the next government shutdown. Or the next debt ceiling crisis.
April 19, 2019 Obama team didn't do 'enough' to combat Russian meddling: Democratic strategist Former President Barack Obama should have done more to combat Russian meddling even if Senate leadership refused to cooperate, Democratic strategist Mary Anne Marsh said on Friday's broadcast of "The Daily Briefing."
April 17, 2019 TIME magazine’s 'most influential' list reveals just who is on whose side in Washington TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2019 list reveals exactly who is backing who in Washington, D.C., with former and current Democratic presidential candidates rallying behind Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Christine Blasey Ford.
April 9, 2019 McConnell blasts 'Medicare for All' as 'far-left social experiment' Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., spoke out in harsh terms against “Medicare for All’’ Tuesday at the American Hospital Association (AHA) conference in Washington, D.C.
April 6, 2019 Christian Whiton: Senate Republicans strike a blow against Democratic obstruction After more than two years of putting up with the Democratic “resistance,” Senate Republicans finally had enough this week. They voted to curtail abuse of Senate prerogatives and restore the principle that most presidential appointees can be confirmed with a simple majority vote.
April 5, 2019 Meghan McCain slams ex-Clinton aide as 'gross and heartless' for mocking Mitch McConnell's fall Meghan McCain joined in on the backlash against a former aide to Hillary Clinton who is under fire for mocking Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell over a video of the Kentucky Republican falling down.
April 5, 2019 Death of the filibuster? With McConnell and Reid changes, it may be just a matter of time Commentators spilled a lot of ink this week, forecasting the end of the Senate filibuster. They didn’t have to. The filibuster’s days have been numbered for years.
April 4, 2019 Ex-Clinton aide faces backlash for mocking McConnell's fall, refuses to apologize A former aide to Hillary Clinton is facing backlash for mocking Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell over video of the Kentucky Republican falling down, despite others on social media pointing out that McConnell had survived a bout of polio as a child.
March 26, 2019 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rips Mitch McConnell for Green New Deal vote: 'He doesn't want to save our planet' Progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke out on Tuesday ahead of the Senate vote on her Green New Deal and slammed Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for rushing the bill in what many have called an attempt to divide Democrats.
March 14, 2019 McConnell gets emotional on Senate floor saying farewell to longtime staffer Sen. Mitch McConnel, R-Ky., generally is not known for getting emotional, but on Thursday the normally taciturn Senate majority leader choked up as he said farewell to his longtime spokesman.