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The Republican Establishment is Engaging in Political Suicide.

  • February 16, 2021
  • Boris Epshteyn
Led by Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R – KY), the Republican establishment appears to be set on trying to somehow expunge President Trump and the Make America Great Again movement…
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Dems Know the Green New Deal Won’t Pass — So They’re Calling Its Vote a “Sham”

  • February 27, 2019
  • Jonathan Decker
Fresh off a hilarious, failed attempt to get liberal Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) to pledge to vote ‘yes’ on the “Green New Deal,” proponents of this effort to bankrupt America…
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Mitch McConnell Is Doing One Thing Right — And It May Save His Legacy

  • May 11, 2018
  • Thomas Valentine
Over the years, Beltway insiders and the media have built a myth around Mitch McConnell as a master tactician and strategist who both sides agree is a formidable force in Congress. For…
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Senate Will Hold Vote on Late Term Abortion Ban Next Week

  • January 25, 2018
  • Thomas Valentine
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced today that the Senate will vote early next week on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, a bill that would ban abortions after 20…
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Moore, Strange Set for GOP Showdown in Alabama — But Who Will Win?

  • August 22, 2017
  • Kyle Morris
Alabama is in the midst of one of the most intense Senate elections in recent years, after three strong Republican candidates closely split the early primary vote. In the first…
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Could This Backup Plan for Obamacare Repeal Save the Senate GOP?

  • July 13, 2017
  • Thomas Valentine
After spending the last seven years promising the American people that they would repeal and replace Obamacare, GOP members of Congress are getting cold feet now that they actually have…
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New Poll: Who Is America’s Most Popular Senator?

  • April 12, 2017
  • Jon Schweppe
Morning Consult is out with a fresh batch of approval ratings for all 100 U.S. Senators. Check out the top three most popular senators, as rated by their constituents: 1.)…
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Thank God for Justice Neil Gorsuch

  • April 7, 2017
  • Maggie Gallagher
As is being widely reported, Neil Gorsuch was confirmed today to the Supreme Court by a 54-45 vote. There are a lot of people to thank for the fact that…
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LIVE COVERAGE: Senate Dems Continue Filibuster, GOP Readies Nuclear Option

  • April 6, 2017
  • Jon Schweppe
This is a live blog. Stay tuned for more updates as the day progresses. 11:30 A.M. At approximately 11:00 A.M. today, the U.S. Senate took a vote to limit debate…
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Supreme Court SHOWDOWN: GOP Promises Vote, Dems Promise Filibuster

  • April 3, 2017
  • Jon Schweppe
Appearing on “Fox News Sunday,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) stated, in no uncertain terms, that the Senate plans to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court this…
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Will GOP Senators Hold Firm to Let Voters Determine Scalia’s Replacement?

  • February 20, 2016
  • Matt Bowman
As Justice Antonin Scalia’s funeral services take place this weekend, the political clash over his Supreme Court seat is heating up. Thursday evening, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Chairman of…
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This Is Why Republican Voters Hate the GOP

  • December 23, 2015
  • Gary L. Bauer
Believe it or not, I still run into a lot of well-meaning people who just do not understand the degree of frustration among conservatives around the country. So, as we…
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McConnell Quashes Rumors: Reconciliation Bill “Will Contain a Defund of Planned Parenthood”

  • November 19, 2015
  • Paul Dupont
Earlier this week, The Washington Post speculated that Senate Republican leaders might be considering abandoning their attempt to defund Planned Parenthood in order to obtain passage on a reconciliation bill repealing…
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Cruz Is Right: When You Fight, the Polls Change

  • October 19, 2015
  • Maggie Gallagher
Ted Cruz made an important point in an interview with Chuck Todd yesterday: the political dynamic changes when leaders are willing to fight on an issue.  This is why the…
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Rand Paul: Name Calling Is the Reason Ted Cruz Can’t Get Anything Done

  • October 6, 2015
  • Nick Arnold
On Fox News Radio last week, Senator Rand Paul was asked about presidential rival Senator Ted Cruz’s failure to get a vote on defunding Planned Parenthood from Senate Majority Leader…
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Fiorina: Boehner and McConnell Should Go If They Can’t Do These Three Things

  • September 8, 2015
  • Thomas Valentine
At a campaign stop in Bedford, N.H., on Sunday, Carly Fiorina said House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are “good men” who have been “captured by…
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Cruz Takes Down Planned Parenthood, DOJ, McConnell at Pro-Life Rally

  • July 28, 2015
  • Nick Arnold
Ted Cruz delivered an impassioned speech on the Capitol Hill steps today in which he called for the defunding and investigation of Planned Parenthood.  The video of Cruz’s full speech…
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