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McConnell rejected Pelosi's request for Ruth Bader Ginsburg to lie in state at the Capitol Rotunda, book says
Susan Page's "Madam Speaker" sheds more light on the frosty relationship between Pelosi and McConne…
Grace Panetta
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McConnell says the quiet part out loud, tells corporate America to 'stay out of politics,' but clarifies he's 'not talking about political contributions'
Republicans have slammed the onslaught of corporate responses to Georgia's restrictive new voting l…
Erin Snodgrass
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'I made the call': Jamie Raskin stands by decision to forgo witnesses in Trump impeachment trial
"We could have had 5,000 witnesses, and Mitch McConnell would be making the same speech," Raskin sa…
John L. Dorman
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Mitch McConnell says conspiracy theories are a 'cancer for the Republican Party'
The Senate Minority Leader's statement appeared to be in response to statements made by Rep. Marjor…
Charles Davis
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McConnell sent a memo to GOP senators explaining how an impeachment trial would go down, saying it likely wouldn't happen until after Trump leaves office
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the trial wouldn't begin until one hour or 25 hours aft…
Kelsey Vlamis
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GOP Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue support Trump's push for direct $2,000 stimulus checks
The two Georgia senators, who are locked in tight runoff races, had been closely watched in recent …
John L. Dorman
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Merrick Garland is being considered for Attorney General in the Biden administration: report
The federal judge was nominated to the Supreme Court by Barack Obama in 2016 but infamously had his…
John L. Dorman
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McConnell offers Democrats a 2-month lift of the debt ceiling, preventing default until then
"This will moot Democrats' excuses about the time crunch they created," the Republican senator wrot…
Jake Epstein
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Chuck Schumer: If GOP tries to fill Ginsburg's seat, 'nothing is off the table next year'
The Senate Democratic Caucus, Sen. Chuck Schumer reacted on Saturday to reports that the GOP will r…
John L. Dorman
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The Senate GOP coronavirus relief bill provides $1.75 billion for a new FBI building in Washington after the White House insisted on it
When prompted, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to be unaware of the provision: "I'm…
Oma Seddiq
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Speaker Pelosi criticized Republican lawmakers for delaying discussions around extending unemployment benefits
During a press conference Friday, Nancy Pelosi called out Republicans for not submitting coronaviru…
Barbara Smith
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Top lawmakers are meeting with Biden this week to talk infrastructure. Here's who's on the roster.
This week will see the first meeting between Biden and the "big four" of Pelosi, Schumer, McConnell…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Clyburn says the Republican Party is 'losing its way' and Mitch McConnell 'is contributing to that'
"This Republican Party is losing its way on all fronts and Mitch McConnell is contributing to that …
Taylor Ardrey
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Secretary Pete backtracks on a mileage tax as funding for the infrastructure bill
Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg said last week that a mileage tax could help fund Biden's infras…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Biden faces fresh pressure from the left to raise the minimum wage
Labor leaders and progressive lawmakers discussed how to raise the minimum wage on a Friday call, m…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Texas Roadhouse founder Kent Taylor died by suicide after suffering from severe 'post-Covid related symptoms'
"After a battle with post-Covid related symptoms, including severe tinnitus, Kent Taylor took his o…
Natasha Dailey
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Elizabeth Warren says the filibuster has 'deep roots in racism'
In his eulogy for Rep. John Lewis, former President Barack Obama called to abolish the filibuster i…
Juliana Kaplan
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Earmarks are coming back as House introduces 'community-project funding' guidelines
Earmarks were banned by Republicans after past abuses, but now Democrats hope to bring them back wi…
Ayelet Sheffey
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What Mitch McConnell wants in the next stimulus
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a floor speech on May 12, the day the House bill was…
Nick Lichtenberg,Allana Akhtar
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BRUCE JENNER: I'm a transgender, Conservative Republican
When Sawyer asked if Jenner cheered when Obama became the first president to even say the word "tra…