McConnell takes on a new role in the Senate: Lone wolf: From the Politics Desk
As the longest-serving Senate leader in history, McConnell developed a reputation for keeping his rank-and-file members in line and frustrating Democrats by relentlessly using procedural tactics to ...
Democrats need a new message: ‘Blame Republicans’
Republicans are responsible for everything that happens from now on. All the unintended consequences, government shutdowns ...
Bracing for a Shutdown Fight, Democrats Warn Their Votes Are Not a Given
As Democrats ponder how best to position themselves for a looming spending confrontation, they are finding novel ways to put ...
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Speaker Burrows Remodels Texas House With All-Republican Chairs
The new leader of the lower chamber finally announced committee assignments, formalizing a new order in the lower chamber.
Thune: McConnell will be with Republicans on ‘big stuff ahead of us’
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says he expects former Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) to vote with Senate ...
Wings of Democratic Party want it to move in opposite directions
More Democratic voters are pushing for the party to become more moderate after losing the White House and control of the ...
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Harvard Kennedy School provides perspective
A recent John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at the Institute of Politics (IOP) offered an opportunity for Harvard Kennedy School professors and IOP fellows to analyze what we have seen and what we might expect ...