Mitch McConnell

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

Trump’s court appointments will leave decades-long imprint

11:55 pm December 26, 2020

Washington: On this, even President Donald Trump‘s most fevered critics agree: He has left an imprint on federal courts that will outlast his one term in office for decades to come. He used the promise of conservative judicial appointments to win over Republican sceptics as a candidate. Then as president, he relied on conservative legal […]

Wisconsin presidential recount in 4th day, with few changes

McConnell says it’ll take while to count votes

11:53 pm November 4, 2020

Washington: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is discounting President Donald Trump‘s early claim that he’d already won the election, saying it’s going to take a while for states to conduct their vote counts The Kentucky Republican and Trump ally said Wednesday that “claiming you’ve won the election is different from finishing the counting.” McConnell also says he […]

Collins votes against Barrett, heads home to save Senate job

12:01 pm October 28, 2020

Portland: When Republican Senator Susan Collins had to vote on a Supreme Court justice in 2018, she deliberated under the spotlight for weeks, building suspense that ended with a dramatic floor speech. When she announced her support for President Donald Trump’s nominee, she triggered an onslaught of Democratic anger. On Monday, Collins cast her vote against Trump’s pick without any speech and quickly […]

Senate GOP marches ahead on Barrett over Democrats’ blockade

12:40 pm October 24, 2020

Washington: The Senate is poised for a rare weekend session as Republicans race to put Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court and cement a conservative majority before Election Day despite Democratic efforts to stall President Donald Trump’s nominee. Democrats mounted time-consuming procedural hurdles Friday, but the party has no realistic chance of stopping Barrett’s advance in the Republican-controlled chamber. Barrett, a federal appeals […]

No ‘dogma’: Democrats walk tightrope on Barrett’s faith

9:38 pm October 10, 2020

Washington: “The dogma lives loudly within you.” It’s that utterance from California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, that’s on the minds of Democrats and Republicans preparing for this coming week’s hearings with Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. Feinstein’s 2017 remarks as she questioned Barrett — then a nominee for an appeals court — about the influence of […]