Leadership - Page 8

August 13, 2019

Reporter's Notebook: What Mitch McConnell said and did not say about guns

The Senate majority leader typically says exactly what he means. And it's always important to note what he does not say as well.

June 24, 2019

Treasury Department watchdog to review delay in Harriet Tubman redesign of $20 bill

The Treasury Department inspector general's office said it will look into why the Trump administration delayed the redesign of the $20 bill, which would have replaced the image of President Andrew Jackson with one of abolitionist and runaway slave Harriet Tubman. 

June 19, 2019

Schumer asks for probe into delay of Harriet Tubman $20 bill

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called any unnecessary delay to honor Tubman on the $20 note "improper and unacceptable." 

June 6, 2019

GOP lawmakers avoid Mexico tariff drama with D-Day ceremonies in France

The Allied invasion of the Normandy beaches in 1944 enabled some lawmakers to escape the U.S. Capitol 75 years later.

March 25, 2019

Schumer rails against 'ancient poison' of anti-Semitism in AIPAC remarks

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer lamented what he called the "ancient poison" of anti-Semitism Monday evening during a speech at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's (AIPAC) annual conference in Washington, in which he criticized both President Trump and a fellow Democrat, freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar, without mentioning either one by name.

February 5, 2019

McConnell says Pompeo should 'think about' 2020 Senate bid

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told Fox News' "The Story with Martha MacCallum" Tuesday that he would like Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to consider running for the Senate in 2020, but added that there was no need for him to leave that position right away.

January 31, 2019

Pentagon watchdog warns ISIS could retake Syrian territory in months after US withdrawal: official

A forthcoming report from the Pentagon's inspector general concludes that the ISIS terror group will regain territory it has lost in Syria in a matter of months without military pressure, a senior U.S. defense official told Fox News late Thursday.

January 10, 2019

The speech that Trump didn't really want to give

Everyone is dug in. The only thing that changes is the number of days the government has been partially shut down.

January 8, 2019

Pelosi, Schumer accuse Trump of spreading 'misinformation,' 'malice' in Oval Office address

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Tuesday night that President Trump used his prime-time Oval Office address to "manufacture a crisis, stoke fear, and divert attention from the turmoil in his Administration."

January 8, 2019

McConnell accuses Democrats of throwing 'partisan tantrum' over shutdown

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., accused Democrats Tuesday of operating out of "political spite" by refusing to negotiate with President Trump on border security and threatening to block the Senate from considering any legislation until the end of the partial government shutdown.