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Read MoreMcConnell seeks to unite a divided GOP
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) faces a difficult task of mending the fractures within his conference that exploded into the open as lawmakers fought over who was to blame for the party’s failures in the midterm elections. Much of the battle centered on McConnell, who on Wednesday beat back an effort by National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Chairman Rick Scott (R-Fla.) to end his leadership reign. Scott argued that McConnell’s lack of a clearly defined agenda hurt Republicans in the midterm elections and questioned whether the decisio
Read MoreDemocrats push to fix debt ceiling during lame duck
A Democratic-led push for a bipartisan fix to the nation’s debt ceiling while the party still holds control of Congress is getting a chilly reception from Senate Republicans. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) told reporters this week that he’d like to “get a debt ceiling done in this work period.” But Schumer also insisted the matter be handled with GOP support. “The best way to get it done — the way it’s been done the last two or three times — is bipartisan, and I intend shortly to sit down with the Republican leader and try to work th
Read MoreHow Biden is handling a new Trump White House bid
President Biden’s White House doesn’t want to give too much attention to former President Trump, even though it knows the attacks are on the way after his announcement of a presidential bid on Tuesday night. While the White House used Trump as an effective foil during an unexpectedly strong midterms for the party, Biden doesn’t want to get into a mud-slinging contest with his predecessor now that the Senate is safely in Democratic hands. He also doesn’t want to give Trump oxygen as he tries to mount a return to the White House. That doesn’t me
Read MoreThe Memo: GOP at crossroads over Trump
The Republican Party, which had hoped to be flying high following last week’s midterm elections, is instead in a state of flux — with former President Trump at the core of the unease. Trump launched his third bid for the presidency in a meandering speech at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday evening. But Trump’s campaign launch came at a moment of political and legal vulnerability for the former president. Many fingers are pointed at him for the GOP’s disappointing performance in the midterms. There is also wide speculation that he has chosen to begin his campa
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