May 11, 2021 Dems defeat McConnell amendment to sweeping election bill aimed at stopping effort to 'stack the deck' on FEC McConnell, making a rare appearance at a committee markup, said that Democrats' proposed change to the FEC would make it partisan and go against the goals of the Democrat-controlled Congress that created it.Â
May 11, 2021 Schumer and McConnell spar over Trump, state election laws in showdown over Democrat-backed elections bill Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer clashed Tuesday at a Senate Rules Committee markup of S. 1, a Democrat-backed elections bill that would dramatically change the role of the federal government in elections.Â
May 10, 2021 Senate Democrats press ahead with election reform bill described as 'power grab' by GOP Senate Democrats are plowing forward with their sweeping election reform bill they argue is necessary to safeguard voting rights that are "under attack," but Republicans have pledged to fight the legislation they've dubbed a Democratic "power grab" to federalize local elections.
May 6, 2021 McConnell says 'real chance' Biden, Dems could work with GOP on 'bipartisan' infrastructure bill Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that there is a "real chance" some Democrats and the White House could work with Republicans to pass a "bipartisan" infrastructure bill, a shift from other comments he made this week that Republicans are "100%" focused on stopping President Biden.
May 6, 2021 Ilhan Omar calls on Democrats to rally against Mitch McConnell: 'Let's grow a backbone' Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., called out fellow Democrats standing in the way of abolishing the Senate filibuster, implying her party must get tougher to take on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
May 5, 2021 McConnell dodges questions about Liz Cheney Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell dodged questions Wednesday regarding calls from top Congressional Republicans to replace Rep. Liz Cheney as House GOP conference chair amid her public feud with former President Donald Trump.
May 3, 2021 McConnell says no GOP senator will back Biden's $4 trillion infrastructure plan Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Monday that he did not expect any Republican senator to support President Biden’s push for a $4 trillion spending package on infrastructure and other projects.
April 30, 2021 McConnell, Republicans say Biden administration embrace of 1619 Project needs to stop: 'Divisive nonsense' Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and fellow Republicans are demanding President Biden's Education Department block a planned history education proposal that invokes the 1619 Project.
April 29, 2021 McConnell says Biden's unity message in speech didn't match plans not 'designed' for 'bipartisan buy-in' Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday that President Biden's address to a joint session of Congress showed the president is not serious about seeking bipartisan compromise despite his "understated" tone.