January 12, 2022 Senate filibuster fight: What's in Democrats' voting bills at center of showdown? Senate Democrats will force a vote on rolling back the filibuster rules in an effort to pass sweeping voting reform legislation in the coming days.
January 12, 2022 How Democrats might approach altering the filibuster for voting rights Chuck Schumer has not yet tipped his hand to what sort of votes the Senate may take in the coming days regarding voting rights or a potential vote or votes alter the filibuster.
January 12, 2022 McConnell fires back at Biden's 'profoundly unpresidential' speech: 'Deliberately divisive' McConnell torched the president from the Senate floor on Wednesday, calling Biden's speech “deliberately divisive” and one that was “designed to pull our country further apart.”
January 12, 2022 Possibility of eventually succeeding McConnell as Senate GOP leader ‘factor’ in Thune’s reelection decision Sen. John Thune of South Dakota says the eventual possibility of succeeding longtime Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell weighed on his 2022 reelection decision
January 11, 2022 McConnell to seek another term as Senate Republican leader Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Tuesday that he will run for another term as GOP leader.
January 11, 2022 McConnell threatens Senate shutdown if Democrats nuke filibuster Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Republicans will make life very difficult for Senate Democrats if they get rid of the chamber's 60-vote filibuster.
January 11, 2022 Democrats defend flip-flopping on 2017 pledge to preserve filibuster Democrats doubled down Tuesday on changing the Senate filibuster, despite authoring a 2017 letter in support of the long-established 60-vote threshold for certain legislation.
January 5, 2022 McConnell slams Senate Democrats for invoking Jan 6 to push filibuster changes: 'Surreal' Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell slammed Democrats in a floor speech Wednesday for using the Jan. 6 Capitol riot to justify proposed filibuster reform to pass election legislation.
December 23, 2021 McConnell's message to Thune: 'The country needs him in the Senate' Longtime Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell is urging Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, one of his top allies in the chamber, to run for reelection next year.
December 22, 2021 McConnell says Manchin would feel 'a lot more comfortable on our side' Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said that Republicans would welcome Sen. Joe Manchin with open arms if he chose to switch parties.