The top Republican in the Senate on June 12 praised the bipartisan agreement reached on gun control. The compromises announced hours earlier, including giving funding to states that impose so-called red flag laws, “show the value of dialogue and cooperation,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said in a statement. McConnell after the mass shooting…
McConnell: House Democrats ‘Must Pass’ Security for Supreme Court Justices After Arrest
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Wednesday urged House Democrats to pass a bill to improve the security around U.S. Supreme Court justices after an armed man was arrested outside Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s home. “House Democrats must pass this bill and they need to do it today,” McConnell said on the floor of the…
Biden: Deal on Gun Law Hinges on ‘Rational Republicans’ Like McConnell
President Joe Biden on May 30 said that a deal on a new gun law in the wake of several mass shootings hinges on “rational Republicans” and that he’s limited in terms of what he can do through executive orders. Speaking to reporters outside the White House in Washington after traveling from his home in…
Sweden Officially Announces Bid for NATO Membership, Gets Backing From Top US Lawmaker
Sweden on May 16 officially announced that Sweden will apply to join North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), quickly drawing support from a top American politician. “The government has decided to inform NATO that Sweden wishes to become a member of the alliance,” Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson told reporters in Stockholm. “And very soon, Sweden’s NATO ambassador will…
McConnell: Nationwide Ban on Abortion ‘Possible’
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said that a nationwide ban on abortion is a possibility if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, as was suggested after a draft opinion that signaled the high court would rule against the landmark 1973 decision. “If the leaked opinion became the final opinion, legislative bodies—not only at the…
Supreme Court Leaker Should Be Found, Punished: McConnell
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) decried the unknown leaker of a majority Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade, and demanded that the perpetrator be found and punished for the breach. In a story first reported by Politico, it was revealed to the public that SCOTUS had decided by a 5–4…
Senate GOP to Block COVID-19 Aid Unless Democrats Agree to Overrule Biden on Title 42
April 27, 2022
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Senate Republicans are going to insist on having an amendment to keep emergency border powers in place attached to a COVID-19 aid bill, party leaders say. “It’s safe to say” that Republicans will only support the bill unless it’s amended, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told reporters in Washington. “The border is already entirely…
History Says GOP is Likely to Prevail in House and Senate Elections This November
April 20, 2022
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President Joe Biden’s approval rating continues to crater and inflation is the highest its been since 1982. These are among the factors that have Democrats scrambling to avoid losses in the House and Senate that could dramatically impact the presidential election in 2024. The 2022 midterm environment is the strongest for Republicans in a generation,…
McConnell Warns GOP of Nominating ‘Unacceptable’ Candidates for Midterms
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) warned Republican voters on April 12 of slipping up chances of retaking the Senate in November midterms, if “unacceptable” candidates win their primaries. “This atmosphere for Republicans is better than it was in 1994,” McConnell told members of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce at a Tuesday event, referencing the…
Republicans Will ‘Make Biden a Moderate’ If They Retake Congress, McConnell Says
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) vowed on Sunday that Republicans would force President Joe Biden to govern as “a moderate” if they secure a majority in Congress in the upcoming midterm elections. In an interview with Fox News, McConnell said the Biden administration “can’t seem to get their act together on economy,” citing a…
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