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January 13, 2022

Thune says top GOP priority must be taking back Senate, blocking Dems' 'crazy radical agenda'

Senate Minority Whip John Thune says there are several things Republicans can accomplish this year and next, but that nothing is more important than blocking Democrats' "crazy radical agenda."

January 12, 2022

Psaki brushes off McConnell, calls criticisms of Biden’s speech ‘hilarious’

White House press secretary Jen Psaki took aim at critics of President Biden's speech on voting rights, calling critiques of his demeanor "hilarious."

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.