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GOP

McConnell repeats: Senate will not vote on any Obama nominee

(CNSNews.com) – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday that he would not be holding a Senate vote on President Barack Obama's nomination to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.

Democrats

McConnell rules out Senate hearing for Obama court pick

WASHINGTON (AP) — Majority Leader Mitch McConnell emphatically ruled out any Senate action on whoever President Barack Obama nominates to fill the Supreme Court vacancy, an extraordinary step that escalated the partisan election-year struggle over replacing the late Antonin Scalia. Democrats promised unremitting pressure on Republicans to back down or face

jeff sessions

Republican divide: Sessions, McConnell split over Supreme Court vacancy

(CNSNews.com) – In apparently refusing to hold a confirmation hearing on President Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is "doing exactly what Harry Reid would do if he were in the majority at this time," Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), a member of

Elizabeth Warren

Warren lights up McConnell, GOP over replacing Scalia

WASHINGTON – Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren lit up her social media accounts over the holiday weekend, adding to the powderkeg of partisanship that has defined the aftermath of conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's sudden death in Texas on Saturday. The state's senior senator was apparently reacting

congress

McConnell suggests new look at Patriot Act

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate may re-open debate on National Security Agency wire-tapping authority following the attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, California, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told The Associated Press on Wednesday, a divisive issue already roiling the GOP presidential field. The Kentucky Republican said in an interview in his

Abortion

Senate Dems block GOP bill that would curb late abortions

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats blocked Republican legislation Tuesday prohibiting most late-term abortions, the second time since this summer's release of videos involving Planned Parenthood that they've derailed an abortion-related drive by the GOP. Senators voted 54-42 to move ahead on the legislation, but that fell six

Barack Obama

McConnell acknowledges difficulty in blocking Iran deal

By Bruce Schreiner GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) — President Barack Obama has "a great likelihood of success" in his showdown with congressional Republicans on the Iran nuclear deal, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell grudgingly acknowledged on Monday.