December 1, 2020 McConnell plans for new coronavirus relief bill that President Trump will sign into law Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Republicans are eyeing a new targeted coronavirus relief bill based on what President Trump would sign into law, and poured cold water on a new bipartisan $908 billion proposal his colleagues put forth earlier Tuesday.
November 26, 2020 Time's Person of the Year nominees include politicians, celebrities -- and medical workers Politicians, celebrities and medical workers are among the newsmakers nominated for Time magazine's 2020 Person of the Year, the magazine announced.
November 20, 2020 Merrick Garland could be Biden's attorney general: report Judge Merrick Garland is a candidate to become Attorney General for President-elect Joe Biden next year, NPR reported Friday.
November 12, 2020 McConnell cites economy as he pans Democrat demands for COVID bill: 'Not a place I think we’re willing to go' Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday threw some cold water on hopes that a coronavirus stimulus bill may get done in the near future with comments that indicated the price tag Democrats are demanding for the legislation is still too high for Senate Republicans.
November 11, 2020 Live Updates: Trump campaign lawsuit claims poll challengers blocked from viewing count Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell backed the Trump campaign’s legal challenge of voting results in several battleground states on Monday in his first public comments on the floor since Election Day.
November 10, 2020 CIA Director Gina Haspel meets with McConnell as her fate remains unclear Just one day after the firing of Defense Secretary Mark Esper, CIA Director Gina Haspel headed to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office for a meeting on Tuesday.
November 10, 2020 Schumer calls out GOP for standing by Trump Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer blasted Republicans for standing by President Trump's claims of fraud and refusing to accept the outcome of the presidential election.
November 10, 2020 McConnell blasts Dems for accepting Biden win after questioning validity of 2016 election Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told reporters Tuesday that there is “no reason for alarm” as to why Republican leadership has not called to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden as they wait for the Electoral College to officially vote.
November 10, 2020 McConnell, Schumer reelected as party leaders in Senate as balance of power hangs in limbo Sens. Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer were reelected as the heads of their parties in the Senate, though it's too early to tell which one will become majority leader next year.
November 9, 2020 McConnell backs Trump legal fight in election results The Trump campaign has mounted legal challenges and alleged voting irregularities or outright fraud in several states.