Can you feel the tension? Every time Ruth Bader Ginsburg goes to the hospital or has a medical diagnosis or procedure, you can feel it. What if this is the time?
Mitch McConnell
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While you were locked-in and focused on #Obamagate, the judicial confirmation train kept rolling towards November
The “while you were focused on [fill in name of event or crisis]” paradigm for posts about Trump judicial nominations is now an unofficial series:
Next big funding fight – Bailing out blue state pension problems
Nancy Pelosi, dragging Chuck Schumer along by his collar, caused enormous damage in delaying both the massive $2 trillion relief bill and then the follow up expansion of funding of the Paycheck Protection Program.
Remember when the media lost its mind over closure of some national monuments during various Obama-era government shutdowns...
Democrats block expansion of Paycheck Protection Plan, demand more unrelated spending
Yesterday I reported that Pelosi/Schumer may stymie Paycheck Protection Program expansion over unrelated new spending demands.
The PPP provides forgivable loans to small businesses on the condition that the funds be used for paying workers, with a portion permitted to be paid for certain fixed costs like rent.
While you were focused on the pandemic, Trump nominated two more Court of Appeals judges
We have long covered the substantial and generational shift in the federal judiciary since Trump took office, particularly at the Court of Appeals level.
Filling all Court of Appeals vacancies is a top priority, and while the Wuhan coronavirus crisis has stopped much of the economy, it has not stopped the normal...
Wuhan Virus Watch: McConnell says there will be 4th coronavirus bill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says that there will be a fourth coronavirus bill in the continuing efforts to protect Americans and the economy against the pandemic.
McConnell Rips Apart Democrats Going ‘Supermarket Sweep’ on Coronavirus Bill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blasted the Democrats over the pork they want to insert into the coronavirus bill.
He described it as a “left-wing episode of supermarket sweep.”
Dems Stall Revote on Economic Rescue Bill After Blocking it Sunday
Sunday, Democrats tanked a bipartisan bill that would’ve quickly helped buffer the economic damage caused by the country’s coronavirus response, choosing instead to utilize the current crisis to further their policy wish list.
Senate Democrats block economic rescue bill after Pelosi pulls powerplay in House
The supposed bipartisanship to help the economic fallout from the Wuhan coronavirus fell apart on Sunday after Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi returned to DC.
Coincidence? Probably not because the minute she gets back, shows off her “wishlist,” the Democrats vote no on a bill they negotiated.
McConnell Admonishes Schumer’s SCOTUS Threats, Schumer Walks Back Threats… Kind of
Is anyone buying Schumer’s nonpology?
During a pro-abortion rally, Senate Majority Leader Schumer threatened Supreme Court Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh.
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While you were focused on New Hampshire, more Trump judicial nominees were confirmed
Look, Iowa caucus debacle! Look, Bernie v. Mayor Pete v. Amy for America in New Hampshire. Look, Biden has fled to South Carolina, his campaign graveyard, I mean, firewall.
There you (and we) go again, chasing the media squirrel.
McConnell: Perhaps Pelosi “will tear up” impeachment Not Guilty verdict “like she tore up the State of the Union address”
Mitch McConnell gave a powerful speech just before Trump’s acquittal, which Nancy Pelosi apparently refuses to accept.
Here’s McConnell’s money quote:
In Praise of Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell isn’t the flashiest person on Capitol Hill. To put it mildly.
Chuck Schumer regularly beats McConnell to the TV cameras, and Nancy Pelosi makes grand pronouncements as if the Senate and McConnell don’t exist.
With several Republicans apparently succumbing on impeachment witnesses, Mitch McConnell may need to go ‘nuclear’
The Wall Street Journal reports that Mitch McConnell has told Republican Senators that he does not have the votes to block witnesses:
If Senate Republicans take the hard vote now on impeachment witnesses, they will not regret it in November
Mitch McConnell released a resolution to be introduced Tuesday that sets the schedule for the Senate impeachment trial.
(Trying not to laugh) The proceedings will start at 1 p.m. each day (to accommodate the Chief Justice’s day job schedule), and go for 12 hours. Rinse and repeat. Whoever said Mitch McConnell doesn’t...
Recusalpalooza: Democrats Demand McConnell Recuse Himself from Impeachment, Republicans Respond
Democrats added another ring to the impeachment circus Wednesday night when Rep. Val Demings, a Congresswoman serving as one of Pelosi’s impeachment managers, called for Senate Majority Leader McConnell to recuse himself from the upcoming impeachment hearings.
Senate Drafts Rules for Impeachment Trial: No Mobile Phones, No Talking
The Senate released a draft of rules senators must follow during the impeachment trial. It includes no mobile phones and limits the press.
