Former President Donald Trump on Nov. 13 blamed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) after Democrats secured control of the Senate after winning races in Arizona, Nevada, and Pennsylvania. “It’s Mitch McConnell’s fault,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. “Spending money to defeat great Republican candidates instead of backing Blake Masters and others was…
Cotton Quotes Pro Wrestler, Reveals Who He’ll Support for GOP Senate Leader
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Sunday said he is backing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as the Senate Republican leader after some lawmakers said they opposed him. “I don’t see why we would delay the election since all five or six of our leadership elections are uncontested,” Cotton told CBS News on Sunday. “The great…
Sen. Rick Scott Puts McConnell in Crosshairs, Won’t Rule out Bid for GOP Leader
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) said that Republican leaders in the Senate cost the GOP the majority because they caved to Democrats on legislation. In an interview on Fox Business on Sunday, Scott said that he agreed with suggestions to postpone Republicans’ internal leadership elections. Those contests are scheduled for next week. “The leadership in the…
Capitol Report (Nov. 1): Sen. Rick Scott Makes Midterms Prediction; Congressional Staffer Fired Over Ties to China
Some House districts that voted for President Joe Biden are leaning red—and a new endorsement emerges in Arizona’s Senate race that could rally an entire base to the right. A researcher from the Heritage Foundation joins us to discuss censorship on Twitter after his account was just recently suspended. What has been happening since Elon…
Top Senator Says Republicans Will Get 52 Senate Seats During 2022 Midterms
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), the head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, predicted the GOP will take at least 52 seats in the upcoming midterms. “We’re gonna get 52 plus,” Scott said in an interview Sunday on CNN. “Herschel Walker will win in Georgia, we’re going to keep all 21 of ours. [Mehmet] Oz is going to…
Republicans Could Secure Up to 55 Senate Seats: Sen. Rick Scott
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said on Oct. 20 that Republicans could secure as many as 55 seats in the Senate after November’s midterm elections. Scott made the comment during a get-out-the-vote rally with Rep. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) at the Republican National Committee’s Black Community Center in Greensboro, North…
Trump, GOP Back Herschel Walker in Georgia Following Abortion Allegations
Former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party stood by Herschel Walker, the GOP nominee for Senate in Georgia after a media report alleged that the pro-life candidate paid for a woman’s abortion in 2009. Trump said Walker—whom he called a patriot and an “American First” candidate in his 2021 endorsement—has been “slandered and maligned…
Capitol Report (Oct. 3): Florida Lawmakers Reject Bill With Disaster Relief; If Russia Escalates War, What Will Biden Do Next?
The death toll from Hurricane Ian grows as teams carry out or continue their rescue missions. Florida lawmakers emerge with criticism over the federal government’s use of funds, saying more is spent on unrelated items than on hurricane disaster relief. South Carolina is also recovering from the destruction of Hurricane Ian. Congressman Ralph Norman explains…
Republicans Will Secure at Least 52 Senate Seats: Sen. Rick Scott
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), chairman of the Senate Republicans’ campaign arm, said on Oct. 2 that the Republican Party will take back the Senate in November. “My effort right now is on the hurricane relief for this hurricane, but absolutely I think we’re at 52 seats-plus,” Scott told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday. “If…
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