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October 6, 2021

Psaki avoids ruling out McConnell proposal for short-term debt ceiling extension

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki would not rule out that President Biden could get behind Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's proposal for a short-term debt ceiling extension

September 21, 2021

Trump, with spate of 2022 endorsements, goes where no former president’s gone before

As Donald Trump repeatedly flirts with another White House run in 2024, thanks to a spate of recent endorsements, he’s now backed nearly 40 Republicans running in elections this year and next year, from statewide races such as senator and governor to down-ballot contests.

September 15, 2021

Grassley, McConnell, adamant Republicans won't help Dems raise debt limit: 'Why are they coming to us?'

Senate Republicans appear united that Democrats will "have to" raise the debt ceiling on their own as long as they're still trying to pass trillions more in spending along party lines.

September 13, 2021

Amy Coney Barrett says Supreme Court justices aren't 'partisan hacks' amid Dem court-packing threats: report

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett insisted Sunday that the court isn't as partisan an institution as many outside observers make it out to be, as Democrats continue to direct their ire at the tribunal after multiple favorable decisions for Republicans in recent weeks.

September 1, 2021

McConnell says Biden impeachment over Afghanistan will not happen

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said Wednesday that President Joe Biden would not be impeached because both the House and Senate are Democrat-controlled.

August 29, 2021

McConnell blasts Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal as 'much worse than Saigon'

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday blasted the Biden administration for its botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying it was “much worse than Saigon.”

August 24, 2021

Mitch McConnell slams Biden's Afghanistan 'disaster': 'These guys couldn't organize a two-car funeral'

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell joined “America’s Newsroom” Tuesday, suggesting that President Biden’s handling of the Afghanistan collapse is “one of the greatest foreign policy disasters in American history.”

August 18, 2021

McCarthy, McConnell send letter to Biden requesting 'Gang of 8' briefing on Afghanistan evacuation

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell sent a letter to President Biden requesting a “Gang of 8” briefing on the rapidly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan where the U.S. military is attempting to evacuate Americans from the Taliban controlled capital.

August 17, 2021

McConnell: Biden withdrawal leaving 15,000 Americans 'stranded out in the country' at mercy of Taliban

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told Fox News on Tuesday that President Biden's hasty withdrawal strategy has left as many as 15,000 Americans outside Kabul with limited transportation resources to reach the Hamid Karzai International Airport, where the U.S. military has been sent to help with the evacuation effort.

August 17, 2021

Nevada Senate race: Laxalt launches Republican run in state that is a top GOP 2022 target

Former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt on Tuesday officially declared his candidacy for the Senate in a bid to oust first term Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto in the 2022 midterm elections.