Mitch McConnell: 'The First Thing I Need to Do Is Get the Senate Back to Normal'
Fresh off of his win in Kentucky, Sen. Mitch McConnell is now laying out his vision for a Republican-controlled Senate. Republicans picked up 7 seats on Election Day and after a 30-year-career,...
View ArticleIf Republicans Win the Senate, GOP Factions Could Battle for Soul of Party
As polls show a movement toward Republicans—the new ABC News/Washington Post survey shows a 6-point GOP advantage in the generic ballot—there is increasing interest in what would happen over the next...
View ArticleObama, McConnell pledge to work together following election, but roadblocks...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- One day after sweeping Republican election gains, President Barack Obama and incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pledged to try and turn divided government into a force...
View ArticleOp-ed: “Now We Can Get Congress Going” (House Republican Conference)
(Source: House Republican Conference) Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) write about the tasks ahead, including reforming the tax code,...
View ArticleRepublicans Eager To Act On Keystone XL Pipeline, Taxes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans' resounding victory gives them an opportunity to push legislation that's been bottled up in the Democratic Senate, from targeting elements of President Barack Obama's...
View ArticleObama vows to ‘get job done’ with GOP
WASHINGTON — One day after sweeping Republican election gains, President Barack Obama and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell pledged to try to turn divided government into a force for good rather...
View ArticleWhat A Republican Senate Means For Obamacare—and What It Doesn’t
Republicans won a Senate majority in part by pledging to repeal Obamacare. Now they have to figure out what to do instead. Mitch McConnell, soon to be the Senate majority leader, has to strike a...
View ArticleObama vows to ‘get the job done’ with Republicans
WASHINGTON — One day after sweeping Republican election gains, President Barack Obama and incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pledged to try and turn divided government into a force for...
View ArticleFactbox: Republican-controlled Congress would have to pick its battles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Congress would get a better chance to advance their agenda if they win control of the Senate on Tuesday but any majority is likely to be thin, requiring...
View ArticleObama concedes ‘Republicans had a good night’
WASHINGTON — One day after sweeping Republican election gains, President Barack Obama and incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pledged to try and turn divided government into a force for...
View ArticleObama vows to ‘get the job done’ with GOP Congress
WASHINGTON – One day after sweeping Republican election gains, President Barack Obama and incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pledged to try and turn divided government into a force for...
View Article>Obama vows to 'get the job done' with Republicans
WASHINGTON (AP) — One day after sweeping Republican election gains, President Barack Obama and incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pledged to try and turn divided government into a force...
View ArticleHow A Republican Senate Could Force Obama's Hand on Keystone
Republicans are poised not only to take power on Capitol Hill, but govern once they have it. Energy policy ranks high on the upcoming Republican agenda. And if the party succeeds in moving legislation...
View ArticleRepublicans’ to-do list: Pass the Keystone pipeline
WASHINGTON There are likely enough votes in the Senate to approve the Keystone XL pipeline after the sweeping Republican success in Tuesday’s election, an outcome that could decide the fate of one the...
View ArticleObama vows to 'get the job done' with Republicans
One day after sweeping Republican election gains, President Barack Obama and incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pledged to try to turn divided government into a force for good rather than...
View ArticleObama, McConnell speak of cooperation, but conflict is apparent
President Obama and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell talked of cooperation Wednesday in the aftermath of the huge GOP election victory, but the two sides prepared for renewed conflict on issues...
View ArticleRepublican Victors Brace for Family Feud Over Agenda
Republicans, who spent the past year battling with Democrats for control of the U.S. Congress, are bracing for their own internal feud over the party’s new agenda. Fissures are erupting between party...
View ArticleMcManus: After this election, expect more, not less, confrontation
At some point during the last two weeks, Democrats in Washington began privately acknowledging that they will almost certainly lose their majority in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. Rather than discussing...
View ArticleObama vows to ‘get the job done’ with Republican Congress
WASHINGTON – One day after sweeping Republican election gains, President Barack Obama and incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pledged to try and turn divided government into a force for...
View ArticleRepublican Feud Looms as Pressure Builds for Bold Agenda
Republicans spent the past year battling with Democrats for control of the U.S. Congress. Now, the party is bracing for its own internal feud over a fresh agenda. Fissures are erupting between...
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