Lisa Mascaro

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of ...

President-elect? GOP may wait for January to say Biden won

December 9, 2020 at 7:23 a.m.

Americans waiting for Republicans in Congress to acknowledge Joe Biden as the president-elect may have to keep waiting until January as GOP leaders stick with President Donald Trump’s litany of...

President Donald Trump listens during an ...

GOP increasingly accepts Trump鈥檚 defeat 鈥� just not in public

November 18, 2020 at 10:27 p.m.

When Kamala Harris returned to the Senate this week for the first time as vice president-elect, her Republican colleagues offered their congratulations and Sen. Lindsey Graham greeted her with a...

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., ...

A few cracks but no big GOP break with Trump on Biden鈥檚 win

November 13, 2020 at 9:51 a.m.

The most powerful Republicans in Washington are standing firmly behind President Donald Trump and his unsupported claims of voter fraud for now, but new cracks emerged among GOP leaders elsewhere...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., ...

Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer to lead, but Senate majority uncertain

November 10, 2020 at 1:04 p.m.

Senators chose party leaders Tuesday with few changes at the top, but it抖阴ap unclear who will be the majority leader in the new Congress with no party having secured control...

After Biden win, Mitch McConnell says Trump OK to fight election

November 9, 2020 at 4:59 p.m.

Despite President-elect Joe Biden鈥檚 victory, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday President Donald Trump is 鈥�100% within his rights鈥� to question election results, as GOP lawmakers fall in line...

Democrats losing paths to Senate control as GOP hangs on

November 4, 2020 at 8:23 a.m.

Hopes fading for Senate control, Democrats had a disappointing election night as Republicans swatted down an onslaught of challengers and fought to retain their fragile majority. Several races remained undecided...

Republican Senate candidate Sen. Mitch McConnell, ...

Lindsey Graham wins, but Democrats pick up Colorado in Senate battle

November 3, 2020 at 9:39 p.m.

Republicans fought to keep control of the Senate on Tuesday in a razor-close contest against a surge of Democrats challenging President Donald Trump's allies across a vast political map.

Majority Leader McConnell holds his Kentucky seat, but control of Senate at stake

November 3, 2020 at 6:28 p.m.

Republicans fought to keep control of the Senate on Tuesday in a razor-close contest against a surge of Democrats challenging President Donald Trump's allies across a vast political map.

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett ...

Amy Coney Barrett confirmed as Supreme Court justice in partisan vote

October 26, 2020 at 6:23 p.m.

Senate Republicans voted 52-48 to confirm Amy Coney Barrett as the next U.S. Supreme Court justice, giving conservative-nominated justices a 6-3 majority on the nation鈥檚 high court.

U.S. to get 9th justice with Democrats powerless to block Amy Coney Barrett

October 26, 2020 at 7:53 a.m.

A deeply torn Senate is set to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, giving the country a ninth justice Monday as Republicans overpower Democratic opposition to secure President...

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