The Latest Breaking News from Rick Scott

The Republican leader has publicly downplayed expectations for winning the majority.

WASHINGTON — Rising GOP pushback against a short-term stopgap funding bill into December that would pave the way for a lame-duck omnibus package is at minimum a political headache for party leaders, and at worst points to market-rattling brinkmanship around fiscal deadlines next year.

September 8, 2022

Same-sex marriage doesn't have "strong bipartisan support." Most Republicans in Congress reject it

Senate leaders appear to be on board with an interim spending measure that will keep the government operating until Dec. 16, which is also the preferred expiration date for House Democrats as they prep a continuing resolution for a vote as soon as next week.

Navigating the evenly divided Senate to get 60 votes to advance the bill will likely require talks on pandemic funding and other issues.

The great red wave is looming

WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell is used to getting trashed by Donald Trump.

We’ve reached the point in the midterm election campaign where Democrats insist that Republicans are itching to destroy Social Security. The usual gambit is to take stray comments from one or two Republicans and pretend that they represent a secret and sinister plan.