PARTY LEADERS OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE

UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 28: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., right, talks with Sen.-elect Ted Cruz, R-Texas, outside of a senate republican lunch in the Capitol. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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POLITICS
Mitch McConnell Joins Republicans Worrying About Ted Cruz's Chances In Texas Senate Race
By Antonia Blumberg
Cruz is running against Democrat Rep. Beto O'Rourke in deeply red Texas.
UNITED STATES - JULY 26: Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh meets with Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., off camera, in Russell Building on July 26, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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POLITICS
Trump Administration Withholds 100K Pages Of Brett Kavanaugh's Records
By Lisa Mascaro, AP
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer called it “a Friday night document massacre.”
Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's nominee to be associate justice of the Supreme Court, speaks as he meets with U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 25, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
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OPINION
Brett Kavanaugh's Confirmation Is Far From Inevitable
By Robert Creamer, Guest Writer
There are plenty of reasons to think the Supreme Court nominee isn't a sure thing.
Andrew Oldham President Donald Trumps nominee to a seat on the US Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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POLITICS
Senate Confirms Trump Court Pick With Record Of Attacking Voting Rights
By Jennifer Bendery
More than 200 civil rights groups opposed Andrew Oldham, but every Republican voted to make him a lifetime federal judge.
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 22: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) talks to reporters follow the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol May 22, 2018 in Washington, DC. Senate Republicans and Democrats said are close to advancing legislation that would reform the reporting process for victims of sexual harassment and would make members of Congress personally liable for any settlements. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Mitch McConnell Confronted By Protesters Asking: 'Where Are The Babies?'
By Dominique Mosbergen
Demonstrators in Kentucky shouted "Vote you out" as he left a restaurant.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell listens to reporters as they ask questions during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., May 22, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis
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POLITICS
Mitch McConnell Warns 2 Possible Trump Court Picks Risk Big Senate Fights: NYT
By Igor Bobic
The Senate majority leader sees either Brett Kavanaugh or Amy Coney Barrett as problematic selections, according to the paper.
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POLITICS
Elaine Chao Yells At Immigration Protesters To Leave Her Husband Alone
By Lydia O'Connor
The activists were asking how her husband, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, sleeps at night.
UNITED STATES - MAY 3: Don Blankenship, who is running for the Republican nomination for Senate in West Virginia, conducts a town hall meeting at Macado's restaurant in Bluefield, W.Va., on May 3, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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POLITICS
Senate Republicans Shun Don Blankenship On Day Of West Virginia Primary
By Igor Bobic
“I just don’t see a scenario where that’s a positive projection" of the GOP brand, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said.
Women senators testify during a Senate Foreign Relations sub-committee hearing on 'Combating Violence and Discrimination Against Women: A Global Call to Action' on Capitol Hill in Washington . From right are Senators Amy Klobuchar,Tammy Baldwin, Debbie Stabenow, Elizabeth Warren, Patty Murray, Heidi Heitkamp, and Mazie K. Hirono. (Photo by Brooks Kraft LLC/Corbis via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
All 22 Female Senators Push Congress On Sexual Harassment Reform
By Marina Fang
The bipartisan group says it's "unacceptable" that the Senate has failed to fix sexual harassment policies involving lawmakers and staffers.
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: Lights shine down Pennsylvania Avenue leading to the U.S. Capitol in the early hours of Friday morning on February 9, 2018 in Washington, DC. Despite an attempt by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) to slow down the process, the Senate passed bipartisan legislation to continue to fund the government and lift strict budget caps. With the government officially in a shut- down, the legislation now goes to the House of Representatives which is expected to vote to reopen the Government early Friday morning. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Congress Passes Massive Spending Deal, Ending Shutdown Before It Ever Really Started
By Matt Fuller and Elise Foley
The House and Senate both passed the measure hours after the funding deadline, but before federal workers were furloughed
UNITED STATES - JUNE 6: Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., leaves the Senate Republicans' policy lunch in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, June 6, 2017. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
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POLITICS
Meet The Folksiest Man In The U.S. Senate
By Igor Bobic
Sweet biscuits of mercy -- it's Sen. John Neely Kennedy.
Wisconsin State Capitol building, National Historic Landmark. Madison, Wisconsin, USA. Night scene.
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POLITICS
Wisconsin Republicans Abruptly Decide To Oust Top State Elections And Ethics Officials
By Sam Levine
The head of a watchdog group called it “one of the most grotesque abuses of power that has occurred in Wisconsin in its history.”
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 22 : Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) leaves a meeting with Senate Democrats on Capitol Hill, January 22, 2018 in Washington, DC. Lawmakers are continuing to seek a deal to end the government shutdown, now in day three. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Democrats, Dreamers Parse 'Commitment' From Mitch McConnell
By Arthur Delaney
The Senate Majority Leader said he intended to allow a vote on DACA and "related issues" next month. But some believe his pledge was hollow.
A demonstrator holds a sign reading 'I Stand With Dreamers' during a rally supporting the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), or the Dream Act, outside the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018. The House and Senate are back in session Sunday with a federal government shutdown in its second day amid a spending-bill impasse in Congress. The House is supposed to be on recess this week, but members stayed in Washington as negotiations continue. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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POLITICS
Dreamers Feel Betrayed After Senate Democrats Break Their Promises
By Elise Foley
Many politicians said they wouldn't vote for government funding without protections for undocumented young people, then did it anyway.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news conference after President Donald Trump and the U.S. Congress failed to reach a deal on funding for federal agencies on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
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POLITICS
Liberals Fume At 'Worst Negotiator' Chuck Schumer After Deal To End Shutdown
By Igor Bobic
The New York senator is "even worse" than President Donald Trump, one group said.
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news conference January 20, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The U.S. government is shut down after the Senate failed to pass a resolution to temporarily fund the government through February 16. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Democrats Agree To Reopen Government Without Protections For Dreamers
By Elise Foley, Arthur Delaney, Igor Bobic, and Matt Fuller
The shutdown was effectively over after Trump signed the funding deal late Monday.
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, MT - JANUARY 21:The entrance station to the north entrance to Yellowstone National Park at Gardiner, MT is closed but visitors are allowed to enter the park with the understanding that there are no government services due to the government shutdown. (Photo by William Campbell/Corbis via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Federal Workers Forced To Go Without Pay As Government Shutdown Extends To Day 3
By Amanda Terkel
The shutdown is now extending into the work week, and the effects will be far more visible.
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 17: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (L) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) talk during the congressional Gold Medal ceremony for former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole at the U.S. Capitol January 17, 2018 in Washington D.C. (Photo by Al Drago-Pool/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Shutdown Enters Day 3 As Senators Look For A Deal
By Matt Fuller, Elise Foley, and Igor Bobic
The Senate is set to vote Monday on a three-week funding bill to reopen the government, but it's not clear if it can pass.
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 21: From left, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, make their way to Senate Leader McConnell's office after meeting with other Senate moderates as they try to find a way to end the government shutdown on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
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POLITICS
Bipartisan Group Of Senators Push For Deal To End Government Shutdown
By Igor Bobic
It's not looking good, though.
A traffic light shines red after President Donald Trump and the U.S. Congress failed to reach a deal on funding for federal agencies in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
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POLITICS
Moderate Senators Cite Progress In Talks To End Government Shutdown
By Susan Cornwell, Howard Schneider, Reuters
“We are moving in the right direction,” GOP Senator Johnny Isakson said.
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 17: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to members of the media after a Senate Democratic Policy Luncheon January 17, 2018 at the Capitol in Washington, DC. Senate Democrats held the weekly luncheon to discuss Democratic agenda. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Government Shuts Down After Senate Blocks Short-Term Spending Bill
By Elise Foley and Igor Bobic
With a handful in each party crossing the aisle, the vote fell short of the 60 needed.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakhstan's president, not pictured, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. Trump said he has 'no idea' whether money from Kazakhstan was invested in Trump SoHo, a condominium hotel in lower Manhattan, while meeting with the country's authoritarian president. Photographer: Olivier Douliery/Pool via Bloomberg
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POLITICS
How We Arrived At A 'Shithole' Shutdown
By Arthur Delaney, Elise Foley, and Paul Blumenthal
Trump's Jan. 11 outburst played a key role.
Thomas Farr one of President Donald Trumps district court nominees
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POLITICS
Senate Advances Judicial Pick Hostile To Voting Rights For Black People
By Jennifer Bendery
Thomas Farr, Trump's nominee to a federal court seat, defended North Carolina's voter suppression law and racially discriminatory gerrymandering.
UNITED STATES - MARCH 22: Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, walks through Statuary Hall in the Capitol on Wednesday, March 22, 2017. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
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POLITICS
Congress Is Getting Close To Shutting Down The Government
By Matt Fuller
And lawmakers don't really know how exactly to stop it.
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 17: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (L) and Senate Minority Whip Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) (R) approach the podium to speak to members of the media after a Senate Democratic Policy Luncheon January 17, 2018 at the Capitol in Washington, DC. Senate Democrats held the weekly luncheon to discuss Democratic agenda. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Senate Democrats Failed Dreamers In December. They Might Do It Again.
By Elise Foley
Many Democrats want protections for undocumented immigrants to be part of a must-pass government funding bill. But will enough of them hold firm?
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, accompanied by, from left to right, Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO), Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Sen. John Thune (R-SD), and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), speaks about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts at news conference following the weekly policy luncheons at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., December 19, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein
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POLITICS
Republicans Didn't Promise Tax Reform Would Deliver A Smattering Of Bonuses
By Arthur Delaney
Bonuses are well and good, but the goal was wage gains over the long term.
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