Government Shutdown Biden Holds ‘Intense’ White House Meeting With Congressional Leaders Amid Shutdown Deadline If no deal is reached, key government agencies will shutdown at 12:01 am ET Saturday. Stephen AndersonFebruary 27, 2024
Congress Mitch McConnell Freezes During News Conference, Raising Concerns About Health An aide for McConnell said the senator 'felt lightheaded'. Stephen AndersonJuly 26, 2023
Congress Senate Passes Debt Ceiling Bill, Sending To Biden’s Desk To Avoid Default The final vote was 63-36 as Biden thanked Senate leadership for passing the legislation and vowed to sign it into law as soon as... Stephen AndersonJune 1, 2023
Election 2022 McConnell Says Republicans May Not Win Senate In Midterms McConnell said cautioned those in attendance about the prospects of winning the chamber in November. Stephen AndersonAugust 18, 2022
Guns In America Mitch McConnell Says He Supports Bipartisan Framework On Guns McConnell's backing is the closest sign yet of support for the bill, agreed upon by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). Stephen AndersonJune 14, 2022
Congress Mitch McConnell Responds To Criticism Amid Comments About Black Voters McConnell's reversal comes after he made comments earlier in the week when responding to the Democrats' push to pass voting rights legislation. Stephen AndersonJanuary 21, 2022
Congress Mitch McConnell Slams Biden’s Voting Rights Speech As ‘Profoundly Unpresidential’ Speaking on the Senate floor, McConnell called Biden's speech on changing the filibuster rule to pass voting rights legislation a "rant". Stephen AndersonJanuary 12, 2022
Congress McConnell, Democrats Reach Temporary Deal On Debt Limit Crisis The offer comes with the nation facing an October 18 deadline and will provide a short-term fix for the problem for another month. Stephen AndersonOctober 6, 2021
Congress Biden Continues To Step Up Pressure On GOP To Raise Debt Ceiling With the United States just days away from default, the White House is hoping the meetings will be enough to apply pressure on Senate... Stephen AndersonOctober 6, 2021
Politics Biden Blasts GOP Over Refusal To Raise Debt Limit: ‘It’s Hypocritical’ Biden blamed Republicans for not joining Democrats in raising the debt limit to pay for past debts. Stephen AndersonOctober 4, 2021