Discusses the efforts of Republican leaders in proposing legislation that would help make college more affordable. Focus on taxbreaks not favored by President Bill Clinton; Message from Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott that affordable college education is a top priority of Senate Republicans in the ...
He was also only the second Kentuckian to ever be Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate. The first one was Senator Alben Barkley who led the Democrats from 1937 to 1949. McConnell, who turned 82 last week, was set to announce his decision Wednesday in the well of the Senate, a ...
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Republican Sen. John Braun has been elected by his caucus to be the new Senate minority leader.
How a Republican majority in Senate will help Trump’s 2nd term Despite an impressive election showing, Republicans remain short of the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster, providing Democrats with a weapon to slow the new president on legislative matters. ...
After the latest Federal Election Commission filings showed early this week that the Trump campaign currently had only 1.3 million U.S. dollars on hand, compared with Hillary Clinton's 42 million dollars, Senate Majority Leader on Tuesday reportedly refuse to answer questions about the Trump campaig...
John Thune elected next Senate majority leader South Dakota Sen. John Thune has been elected by Republicans to become the next Senate majority leader. Thune defeated Texas Sen. John Cornyn by five votes in a secret ballot, 29-24. Florida Sen. Rick Scott was also in the mix, but...
have going for us is the American people are with us," Buttigieg said, claiming that the Senate would be run by "minority rule" if Republicans block Democrat initiatives such as tax hikes and a public health care option." He said it's up to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, ...
Democrats have been pressuring Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to bring that bill up for a vote in the Senate, which he has so far refused, citing White House opposition. It was not clear from Scalise's remarks whether the White House is now focused on...
, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.). The four GOP senators' in-person confrontation with Cheatle came after a briefing from the Secret Service to lawmakers earlier Wednesday that many derided as ...
“I think we just need to make sure we spend the public’s money well,” Musk told reporters after leaving the office of incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune. In response to a question about whether he would want to get rid of the $7,500 tax credit for certain electric vehicle pu...