The effort by the unlikely alliance of President Donald Trump and Congressional Democrats for a $2000 COVID-19 relief check hit a wall on Tuesday when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) refused […]
Mitch blocks vote on $2k check
Stimulus bill getting closer …
A deal is reportedly near on a COVID-19 economic relief package from Congress. According to the Associated Press, the proposed bill would aid businesses, add $300 a week to unemployment benefits and […]
Biden won, GOP leaders agree
Republican leaders who resisted the idea that Joe Biden had actually won the presidential election are starting to acknowledge the former vice president’s new status as president-elect. According to the Associated Press, […]
Stimulus package shows life
Prospects for a stimulus bill that Democrats and Republicans can agree on appeared to improve on Friday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she and Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Senate Majority leader were […]
More good news on COVID-19
A glimmer of hope in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic emerged Monday as new cases of the COVID-19 declined across the nation on Sunday, and Florida – one of the hotbeds of […]
Lowry: McConnell is master of Senate
Every hostile nickname that Mitch McConnell gets is further confirmation of his effectiveness. The latest is “Midnight Mitch,” a reaction to his resolution setting out the road map for the Senate impeachment […]
Lowry: Mitch is not Moscow’s man
There was a time when the left considered McCarthyism the worst of all political tactics. That was before it became useful to question Mitch McConnell’s loyalty to his country. The Senate majority […]
Rep. King won’t serve on House panels
UPDATE: Rep. Steve King – accused of making racist remarks – will not serve on committees in the House of Representatives, minority leader Kevin McCarthy announced on Monday evening. King (R-Iowa) replied, […]
Trump: Border wall $$ or govt. shutdown
President Donald Trump on Monday threatened a shutdown of the federal government if Congress didn’t approve funding for the increased border security, including a wall between the U.S. and Mexico. “If we […]
