Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Thursday heavily criticized the Biden administration’s actions on energy policy that he collectively dubbed a “piecemeal green new deal.” McConnell said at a Senate session on Thursday that the Biden administration’s actions so far is “the wrong prescription,” including the decision to revoke authorization for the Keystone pipeline, the…
McConnell Heavily Criticizes Biden’s Energy Policy, Calls It ‘Piecemeal Green New Deal’
McConnell Warns of ‘Scorched-Earth, Post-Nuclear Senate’ If Filibuster Removed
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) warned of a Senate “nightmare” if Democrats do away with the filibuster. “The Senate exists to require deliberation and cooperation. James Madison said the Senate’s job was to provide a complicated check … against improper acts of legislation,” McConnell said on the floor Tuesday. “We ensure that laws earn…
McConnell and Schumer Lock Over Senate Power-Sharing Deal Due to Filibuster Spat
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) are at at loggerheads over a power-sharing arrangement in the 50-50 split upper chamber, with a rift over the filibuster rule keeping the two from reaching a deal on how to manage proceedings. Schumer and McConnell started talking earlier this week about…
McConnell Proposes Pre-Trial Timeline to Schumer on Trump Impeachment
The impeachment pre-trial for former President Donald Trump should not start until February, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Thursday. McConnell sent a timeline to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) that gives Trump one week from Jan. 28 to formally respond to the article of impeachment the House of Representatives passed. The House…
Biden Administration Took Several Big Steps in Wrong Direction on First Day: McConnell
President Joe Biden’s administration took steps in the wrong direction on Biden’s first day in office, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Thursday. “The president re-entered the failed Paris climate agreement—a terrible bargain that would set us up to self-inflict major economic pain on working American families with no assurance that China or Russia…
Biden Signs Proclamation in US Capitol as His First Presidential Act
President Joe Biden signed a proclamation in the Capitol in his first act as president, coming hours after he was sworn into office on Wednesday. The signings included the Inauguration Day Proclamation, nominations to his cabinet, and nominations to his sub-cabinet positions in his administration. Biden is also expected to issue a flurry of executive…
McConnell Pushes to Preserve Filibuster in Divided Senate’s Power-Sharing Agreement
Senate leaders on Tuesday failed to reach an agreement on sharing power in the upper congressional chamber and will continue negotiating as the body officially becomes split 50-50. A key issue in negotiations is the filibuster. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is trying to ensure the preservation of the rule, which requires 60 votes to…
McConnell Seeks to Preserve Filibuster in Senate Power-Sharing Talks
U.S. Senate leaders failed on Jan. 19 to reach an agreement on sharing power in the upper congressional chamber and will continue negotiating as the body officially becomes split 50–50. A key issue in negotiations is the filibuster. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is trying to ensure the preservation of the rule, which requires 60…
McConnell: 2020 Election Left Neither Party With ‘Mandate for Sweeping Ideological Change’
The 2020 election left neither Republicans nor Democrats with a “mandate” from Americans to seek partisan bills, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday, attempting to rebut a narrative promoted by leading Democrats. Speaking as the Senate returned from a break, McConnell said the election “did not hand any side a mandate for sweeping…
Mcconnell Says He Hasn’t Decided on Whether to Convict Trump
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) informed Republican senators on Wednesday that he hasn’t decided whether to acquit or convict President Donald Trump on an article of impeachment expected to pass the House. “While the press has been full of speculation, I have not made a final decision on how I will vote and I…
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