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December 8, 2020

Mnuchin says he spoke with Pelosi, offered bigger pricetag than bipartisan $908B relief bipartisan package

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called on negotiators to “set aside” liability protections and state and local funding, top Republican and Democratic priorities, for a future Covid relief bill. 

December 5, 2020

Why these House Republicans voted to decriminalize weed

Five House Republicans crossed party lines to vote for the MORE Act, seeking to decriminalize marijuana federally – a stance at odds with the party, but not with the national sentiment.

December 1, 2020

GOP senators find bodybags with anti-Trump notes on their front porches

Several GOP Senators were bombarded with dozens of bodybags at their homes on Tuesday by angry protesters pushing for COVID-19 relief after months of gridlock over negotiations in Congress. 

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.