Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will not reconvene the Senate this week for an impeachment trial. The Senate is currently out of session but Democrats hoped to reconvene to start a trial. The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives is expected to vote Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump. McConnell’s team called staffers for Senate Minority…
Mitch McConnell: Congress Cannot Overturn Election
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), in rare agreement with his Democratic counterpart, on Wednesday said Congress cannot change the results of the election, after legislators objected to Arizona’s electoral votes. “Every election we know features some illegality and irregularity, and of course that’s unacceptable. I support strong state-led voting reforms. Last year’s bizarre pandemic…
McConnell Told GOP Colleagues He Wouldn’t ‘Judge’ Them for Electoral Objections: Senator
The top Republican told colleagues during a recent call that he wouldn’t judge them for objecting to Electoral College votes, according to a senator who was on the call. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told senators that “this is a very difficult decision for each one of you, you each have to make it yourselves,” recounted…
Warnock: If We Win, We Will Send McConnell ‘Down the Hole’
Democratic Georgia Senate candidate Raphael Warnock on Friday told a rally that he and fellow candidate Jon Ossoff would send Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell “down the hole” if voters put them into office. Warnock and Ossoff are engaged in twin runoff elections against Sens. Kelly Loeffer (R-Ga.) and David Perdue (R-Ga.), respectively. Warnock recounted…
NTD Business Full Broadcast (Dec. 30)
Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell proposes a new bill to give $2,000 stimulus checks to Americans. But even if that doesn’t pass, the treasury says they are already sending the smaller $600 checks to Americans. The IRS is ramping up small business audits by 50%. We take a look at how this may affect business…
McConnell Suggests House $2,000 Stimulus Checks Bill Will Fail in the Senate
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Wednesday said the House-passed bill to increase the stimulus check payment to $2,000 isn’t going to pass in the upper chamber. It came after President Donald Trump slammed the CCP virus stimulus package last week, calling on Congress to pass $2,000 payments and get rid of measures not…
Gingrich Urges McConnell to Allow a Vote on $2,000 Stimulus Checks
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) should let the Senate vote on the CASH Act, which would increase stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Wednesday. Control of the Senate in the next Congress could hinge on whether McConnell does so, Gingrich alleged, pointing to tough reelection battles that Sens….
Democrats Highlight McConnell’s Blocking Higher Stimulus Checks in Georgia Runoffs
Democrats are pointing to how Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) blocked an attempt to authorize $2,000 stimulus checks in trying to convince voters to vote Democrat in the upcoming Georgia Senate runoff elections. Sens. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) and David Perdue (R-Ga.) are battling challengers Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, respectively, in the runoffs. “Mitch…
Video: Facts Matter (Dec. 29): Senate Blocked $2000 Stimulus Checks?
Sen. Mitch McConnell blocked the measure for $2,000 stimulus checks, but it might still pass in a full Senate vote. Jeffrey Epstein’s last prison cellmate (the man who shared a cell with him) was found in his mother’s apartment. In Delaware, the owner of the computer repair shop who turned over Biden’s laptop to the…
McConnell Calls on Republicans to Override Trump’s Veto of Defense Bill
Republicans should override President Donald Trump’s veto of the defense funding bill, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Tuesday. While blocking a push to approve the Trump-backed, $2,000 stimulus check bill, the top Republican in Congress urged colleagues to follow the House’s lead in overriding Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act for…
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