Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Republicans missed a “generational opportunity” to retake Congress in the midterm elections, and criticized Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for placing personal politics above the party’s best interests. “We had an extraordinary opportunity. We had a generational opportunity. This should have been a fundamental landslide election,” Cruz said on…
Cruz Criticizes McConnell for ‘Abandoning’ Blake Masters in Arizona Senate Race
McConnell ‘Blew the Midterms,’ Says Trump of GOP Election Losses
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…
Graham Joins Chorus of Republicans Demanding Delay in Senate Leadership Vote
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has joined a growing list of Republicans demanding a delay in the soon-to-be-held vote on who will lead the party in the upper chamber as current Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) faces pressure over the GOP’s under-performance in the midterm elections. Graham said in a post on Twitter on Sunday…
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…
Republican Senators Demand GOP Leadership Vote Postponed After Midterm Failures
Following worse-than-expected Republican gains in Congress, several Republican senators called on the GOP’s leadership vote next week to be postponed. “The Senate GOP leadership vote next week should be postponed,” wrote Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), the ranking Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee and who recently won reelection, on Friday morning. “First we need to…
Republican Senators Demand GOP Leadership Vote Be Postponed After Midterm Failures
Following worse-than-expected Republican gains in Congress, several Republican senators called on the GOP’s leadership vote next week to be postponed. “The Senate GOP leadership vote next week should be postponed,” wrote Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), the ranking Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee and who recently won reelection, on Friday morning. “First we need to…
Alaska Republicans Vote to Censure GOP Leader Mitch McConnell
The Alaska Republican Party on Monday voted to censure Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for making allegedly misleading statements about their favored candidate for Senate and endorsing Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska). “Much of the financial support from the Senate Leadership Fund has been used for malicious political attack ads targeted at our endorsed candidate,…
Capitol Report (Sept. 29): McConnell Says GOP Has 50–50 Chance To Win Senate; DHS: Large Number of War Criminals Living in US
September 29, 2022
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President Joe Biden addresses the nation in response to Hurricane Ian. He says he’s focused on saving people’s lives and homes, not political differences with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The Senate passed a short-term funding bill along with tens of billions in new emergency spending. Half of the Senate Republicans pushed back. Senate Minority Leader…
Bill Making it Harder for Lawmakers to Object to Presidential Results Advances in Senate
September 28, 2022
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A measure that would reform the Electoral Count Act of 1887 and make it harder for members of Congress to object to or decertify presidential election results has advanced in the Senate, after Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) signaled support for the bill. Members on the Senate Rules Committee on Sept. 27 voted 14–1 to approve and…
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