Mitch McConnell On Republican Senate Control

McConnell expects filibuster to remain intact with Republicans winning control of the Senate
With Republicans projected to win the Senate majority in the 2024 election, "the filibuster will stand," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell noted on Wednesday. Even when one party controls a slim majority of Senate seats, the other party can still ...
Mitch McConnell On Republican Senate Control: 'The Filibuster Will Stand'
The outgoing Republican leader suggested the Senate GOP would reject any push by Trump to change Senate rules.
McConnell: Filibuster will stand if GOP holds House, Senate
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Wednesday stood firm on keeping the filibuster in place under a Senate GOP majority, even though the party will control a 52- or 53-seat Senate majority along with the White House and possibly the House next year.
McConnell says filibuster will stay as Republicans reclaim Senate
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said Republicans plan to keep the filibuster when it takes the majority in 2025.
McConnell says ‘filibuster will stand’ as GOP seizes Senate control
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated President-elect Donald Trump and outlined his hopes for a Republican-controlled Senate, including keeping the filibuster. McConnell will step down from Senate leadership at the end of the current Congress term and will not seek re-election in 2026.
Republicans brace for Mitch McConnell succession fight with Senate won
Three contenders are jockeying to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as GOP leader: Minority Whip John Thune of South Dakota, John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida. The leadership vote is slated to take place Nov. 13.
‘A hell of a good day’: Mitch McConnell celebrates new Senate GOP majority
The Kentucky Republican and outgoing GOP U.S. Senate leader will pass his predecessor a robust majority in 2025. McConnell had less to say on Trump’s second term.
Who Will Replace Mitch McConnell? Race To Be Next GOP Senate Leader
Senate Republicans are due to choose Mitch McConnell's successor as their leader in the upper chamber, with three GOP lawmakers in the running. Senators John Thune of South Dakota, John Cornyn of Texas,
Graham: Use budget reconciliation to bypass filibuster and pass border security legislation
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), one of President-elect Trump’s strongest allies in the Senate, is calling on Republicans to ...
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McConnell pledges to fight for aid to democratic allies, potentially putting him on a collision course with a second Trump administration
Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell is weighing in on the election results and what it means for the Senate and his role going ...
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‘Hell of a good day': Mitch McConnell reacts to 2024 election results
Republicans have taken control of the U.S. Senate and are fighting to keep their majority in the U.S. House, which would ...
The Future of the Filibuster and Reproductive Rights in the United States
Recent statements on the filibuster issue and its implications for women's rights.
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As power shifts in Washington, McConnell says filibuster safe
The numbers in the Senate also could make Trump's efforts to add conservatives to the federal judiciary easier because such appointments require Senate approval.
Republicans take majority control of U.S. Senate after Ohio, West Virginia victories
A divided Congress would require the next president to negotiate bipartisan deals on must-pass legislation and make concessions with the opposing party to move any major policy changes through ...