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January 6, 2021

Mitch McConnell to rebuke GOP challenge to certify Electoral College vote

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is expected to rebuke the GOP challenge to certify the Electoral College results for President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday, sources tell Fox News. If so, it would be his first public statement against President Trump's supporters in Congress on the matter. 

January 2, 2021

Mitch McConnell's Kentucky home vandalized with graffiti: 'Where's my money'

Police have not confirmed much information beyond the fact that an investigation is under way.

January 2, 2021

Donna Brazile: GOP Senate candidates in Georgia are Trump puppets who act like contestants on ‘The Apprentice’

The two U.S. Senate runoff elections that will be held in Georgia Tuesday will determine whether the Senate will work in partnership with President-elect Joe Biden to build a better future for Americans, or whether Republican obstructionists who put politics ahead of patriotism will be empowered to do everything possible to oppose our new president.

January 1, 2021

Lindsey Graham backs Trump over McConnell on $2,000 checks

McConnell and other Republicans scuttled efforts to bring the matter up for a standalone vote before the current session of Congress ends.

December 31, 2020

McConnell says Electoral College certification will be his 'most consequential' vote ever: Report

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said that voting to certify the presidential election results will be "the most consequential I have ever cast," in a Thursday morning conference call, first reported by Axios.

December 31, 2020

Sen. Schumer asks for 'yes or no' vote on $2,000 stimulus

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., hit the Senate floor Thursday pushing back on the majority leader's refusal to allow a vote on the House-passed bill allowing $2,000 stimulus checks.

December 31, 2020

McConnell again blocks quick vote on $2,000 stimulus checks, slams 'socialism for rich people'

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell again blocked quick action on $2,000 coronavirus stimulus checks on the Senate floor Thursday as he traded harsh words with Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.

December 31, 2020

NRA, gun-rights advocates hail ATF withdrawal of planned guidance on pistol-stabilizing braces

The National Rifle Association and other supporters of Second Amendment gun rights have hailed a recent decision by the Trump administration to reverse course on planned guidance regarding pistol-stabilizing braces.

December 30, 2020

McConnell says 'no realistic path' for $2G stimulus checks, accuses Dems of 'trying to pull a fast one'

McConnell accused Pelosi and Schumer of attempting to “warp” President Trump’s call for $2,000 direct payments to Americans.

December 30, 2020

Upcoming veto override vote to put spotlight on Perdue and Loeffler

Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler are likely to be under a microscope during the upcoming Senate vote to override President Trump's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).