Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) on Tuesday claimed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is attempting to “sabotage” the Green New Deal by bringing the far-left proposal to a Senate floor vote. “Don’t let Mitch McConnell fool you: this is nothing
During a press conference on Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) stated that he hopes President Trump signs the immigration agreement reached by the conference committee. McConnell said, “First of all, I hope he signs the bill. And second,
UPDATE — 2:19 p.m. EST: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) confirmed Tuesday afternoon that he will bring a vote on the Green New Deal, telling to reporters on Capitol Hill: “I’ve noted with great interest the Green New Deal. And we’re
During a speech on the Senate floor on Monday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) criticized House Democrats for adding “a poison pill” cap to the number of ICE detention beds that “no administration, not this one, not the previous
The Senate on Thursday voted in favor of advancing an amendment to rebuke Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from Syria and Afghanistan.
The far-left Washington Post’s Dave Weigel called President Trump’s supporters “rubes” during an appearance on a left-wing podcast.
The four GOP Senators picked for the border security conference committee are not leaders in the high-risk immigration issue, ensuring the Senate Majority Leader and the president will decide the next stage of the immigraiton and border wall controversy.
Six Republican senators bucked President Donald Trump and voted for a spending bill that does not contain the president’s increased border wall funding request.
“You need 60 … We knew they both were not going to go anywhere, we thought, and now Mitch is negotiating with Chuck Schumer and we’ll see what happens,” Trump told reporters at the White House.
The Senate failed to pass the Trump-backed compromise border security bill and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) spending bill that does not include increased border wall funding.
Unions, activists, and a sprinkling of furloughed federal workers protested silently initially before chanting at Congress in the Hart Senate building Wednesday afternoon.
Twelve shutdown protesters were arrested outside of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell‘s office Wednesday afternoon.
Senate leaders have reportedly struck a deal that could end the partial government shutdown that is now the longest in U.S. history. The deal, which would reopen the federal government until Feb. 8, has reportedly been agreed to by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
Several prominent Democrats have made statements over the past two years saying they would open to obtaining funding for a wall along the U.S. southern border in exchange for DACA amnesty.
Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) said in a statement on Saturday that President Donald Trump “captured the moral high ground” in his speech proposing a compromise between Republicans and Democrats on the border wall fight.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) charged in a statement on Saturday that “we must deliver” for the American people by securing the country’s southern border.
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez expressed support for rapper Cardi B Friday after she lashed out at Trump and his “racist” supporters this week.
Left-wing filmmaker and activist Michael Moore said in a social media post Friday that furloughed federal workers should start a “mass uprising” and “hound Mitch McConnell” over the government shutdown.
Friday on MSNBC’s “Live,” former Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) said Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was “a complicit little coward” for not reopening the government against the wishes of President Donald Trump. Boxer said, “The two people who
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Tuesday evening said it is “criminal” for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to shut down the government and block the paychecks of federal workers because “he wants to look like a man.”
During Friday’s MSNBC broadcast of “Morning Joe,” host Joe Scarborough slammed Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Mitch McConnell (R-KY) as “co-conspirators” in President Donald Trump’s “horror show” that is the continued partial government shutdown. “We’re watching the political, ideological and
“There was no discussion about anything other than solidarity, we want national security and border security for our country,” Trump said.
Senate Democrats are considering blocking any and all legislation that does not include reopening the government, in a move they hope will pressure Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to permit a vote to reopen the government.
President Donald Trump will speak directly to the nation on Tuesday evening as a government shutdown enters its third week, and Democrats on Capitol Hill continue to refuse to fund border security and a border wall that Trump promised the American people.
During Monday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC, network political analyst John Heilemann claimed “fear” is the reason Republicans continue to follow President Donald Trump. Host Joe Scarborough asked Heilemann, “Why does this party continue marching over the cliff like lemmings behind a guy whose approval
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) should go forward with a Senate vote on bills passed in the House to re-open parts of the governmental . Collins said, “Well, I can’t
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) criticized President Trump Thursday while “under the shadow of a government shutdown.”
Pro-life groups oppose a Democrat spending bill that increases money for abortion programs while including no increased border wall funding.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) predicted in an interview with Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity Wednesday evening that it will “probably the end of [the Trump] presidency” if an agreement with Democrats to end the government shutdown is reached without funding for a southern border wall.
President Trump is pressing Democratic leaders for $5.6 billion in border-fence funding for 2019, but Democrats face little public, media, or political pressure to end the shutdown or provide anything above $1.3 billion for some mix of fencing and various “border security” projects.
Wednesday on MSNBC, commentator Bill Kristol said Senate Republicans were likely to override a veto by President Donald Trump to open the government without securing funding to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Kristol said, “There’s six other departments
Democrats are said to be confident that they will win the shutdown over border security — that President Donald Trump will cave to their demands and sign a spending bill to re-open all federal government departments without receiving any funding for his border wall.
Sebastian Gorka, former deputy assistant to President Donald Trump, spoke with Breitbart News about the situation surrounding the border wall funding during Turning Point USA’s 2018 Student Action Summit.
While speaking on the Senate floor on Saturday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) stated that the Senate will reconvene for its next scheduled session on Thursday, December 27th. McConnell said, “So, Mr. President, here’s where we are. The Senate
The dramatic vote in the Senate Friday afternoon on whether to proceed to a final vote on the House-passed continuing budget resolution that includes $5.7 billion of border wall funding placed an intense spotlight on three Democrat senators whose re-election prospects in 2020 are considered uncertain.
Congressional leaders said late Friday there will be no new House or Senate votes on Friday evening, meaning the federal government is heading into a partial shutdown at midnight for the third time in President Donald Trump’s presidency.
The Senate advanced the House-passed spending bill that contains $5.7 billion in wall funding on Friday.
George Conway, Kellyanne Conway’s husband, warned President Donald Trump’s White House on Friday not to anger GOP Senators Trump could need in the next two years to protect him from impeachment.
President Donald Trump said he was prepared for a “long shutdown” on Friday, as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer refused to support the House-passed bill to fund the government.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) rejected President Donald Trump’s call to partially fund the border wall with a simple majority vote on Friday, suggesting not enough Senate Republicans support the measure.
