The Latest Breaking News from Mitch McConnell

Republicans Grapple with Internal Tension as Trump Pressures Lawmakers to Reject Immigration Deal

The former president said Republicans should not "do a Border Deal, at all, unless we get EVERYTHING"

Latin Times · Jan 26, 2024

Jury awards E Jean Carroll $83.3m in defamation case – as it happened

The former president must pay E Jean Carroll a total of $83.3m, including to $65m in punitive restitution

The Guardian - US · Jan 26, 2024

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine invites Xi Jinping to participate in peace talks, says Zelenskiy’s adviser – as it happened

Chinese president is one of Putin’s closest allies and so ‘participation will be very important’, says adviser Igor Zhovkva

The Guardian - AU · Jan 26, 2024

Senate border negotiations forge ahead despite pressure from Trump

Senate negotiators are continuing to work on a bipartisan border deal even after Minority Leader Mitch McConnell suggested the politics around the agreement have shifted.

WEKU · Jan 25, 2024

Jeff Merkley and his former chief make their case against the filibuster - Roll Call

After riding the procedural roller coaster of the Senate, they wrote “Filibustered!: How to Fix the Broken Senate and Save America.”

Roll Call · Jan 25, 2024

Trump projected as Republican nominee after dominant victories in Iowa, NH

In this informative piece, we discuss the current state of the Republican nomination race, analyzing the results in Iowa and New Hampshire, and predicting ...

Top News · Jan 25, 2024

Border tensions and legislative divisions grip Texas and Capitol Hill

This content highlights the sharp tensions over border security and immigration talks in Texas and on Capitol Hill, as divisions and disagreements among Re...

Top News · Jan 24, 2024

Palestinian aid emerges as sticking point in supplemental talks - Roll Call

A dispute over humanitarian aid for Gaza and the West Bank is the latest snag in efforts to reach a deal on a war funding and border package.

Roll Call · Jan 23, 2024

Trump and his toadies are trying to rewrite history so that he’s not an insurrectionist

Trump didn’t do those bad things, according to GOP legislators, bankers, and Trump himself. And if he did, they didn’t count

The Guardian - US · Jan 23, 2024

Congress passes stopgap spending measure to dodge Friday shutdown threat

The House and the Senate have approved a short-term measure to keep the full federal government funded until early March.

WEKU · Jan 18, 2024