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rker told Politico last week. In late May, Mitch McConnell, an architect of the G.O.P. strategy of non- coop

of holding their cards, because we realize that it's not game time yet," the Tennessee Republican Bob Corker told Politico last week. In late May, Mitch McConnell, an architect of the G.O.P. strategy of non- cooperation since 2009, also told Politico, "I think we have plenty of members in the Senate on both si

d-budget package by September. "Everyone is kind of holding their cards, because we realize that it's not game time yet," the Tennessee Republican Bob Corker told Politico last week. In late May, Mitch McConnell, an architect of the G.O.P. strategy of non- cooperation since 2009, also told Politico, "I th

. BILL MOYERS: Anything that... NORMAN ORNSTEIN: ...blocked it. BILL MOYERS: ...passed in the Senate. NORMAN ORNSTEIN: So he went for a deal with Mitch McConnell which makes it easier, if the two leaders want to do something, to overcome individual rogue senators, like a Ted Cruz or a Rand Paul. But it didn'

NORMAN ORNSTEIN: So he went for a deal with Mitch McConnell which makes it easier, if the two leaders want t

cal advantage. There are problem-solvers in the Senate. They are flawed ones, as we saw with the gun bill. You know, people like Lamar Alexander or Bob Corker, who joined with most of their colleagues. But I've talked to them when it comes to either reforming the nomination process, doing something in a la

rs, the bill seemed almost guaranteed to pass. Among the lawmakers reached were a handful of Republican senators, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell; Sen. Mark Kirk (the Republican co-sponsor of the bill AIPAC had been pushing to support until then), and Sen. Lindsey Graham, another stalwart all

senators, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell; Sen. Mark Kirk (the Republican co-sponsor of th

y backs somehow managed to piss off just about everyone. Even the Israeli government isn't happy with AIPAC's handling of the sanctions bill. Sen. Bob Corker, the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said he had a "very direct conversation" with Ron Dermer, Israel's ambassador to the

peaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. If they were going to have to deal with an alien

ly reasonable chief among the contenders, and he quickly became the subject of intense lobbying by House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. If they were going to have to deal with an alien like Donald Trump, then best they do it with the help of a member of their own kind. Priebus, fort

president. In the hours before the inauguration, the whole of Washington seemed to be holding its breath. On the evening before Trump was sworn in, Bob Corker, the Republican senator from Tennessee and the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, opened his remarks as the featured speaker at a ga

on November 8th held by Republicans, and many of those seats quite vulnerable, retaining control is a major victory for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and his Republican majority. Currently, Republicans are expected to hold at least 51 seatsin the new congress, with Senator Kelly Ayotte’s (R-

twell (D-WA), Bill Nelson (D-FL), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Tom Carper (D-DE), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Bob Casey (D-PA). Chairman Bob Corker (R-TN) Ranking Member Ben Cardin (D-MD) Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) lf Senator Murray opts for ranking membe