The homes of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi were vandalized in recent days. The messages painted on their homes suggest that the vandals were motivated by the failure to approve passage of an additional $2,000 stimulus check.
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McConnell Blocks Quick Vote on $2,000 COVID Checks
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell put a stop to a quick vote that would have increased the COVID stimulus checks to $2,000 from $600.
No Pushback When CNN Guest Suggests ‘a Little Cheating’ Reelected McConnell
Retired Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson claimed “there was a little cheating” to reelect Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on CNN’s Erin Burnett OutFront.
Fill-in host Kate Bolduan and the other panelists did not dispute Wilkerson’s suggestion.
While You Were Focused on The Kraken, the Senate Continued Confirming Trump Federal Judges
Mitch McConnell long ago promised to leave no federal court vacancy unfilled by the end of Trump’s first term. Depending on what happens in the next three weeks, this may be Trump’s only term and McConnell has continued moving judicial nominations through to confirmation.
McConnell Suspends Senate Floor Proceedings, Judge Barrett’s Hearings Remain on Schedule
Republican Sens. Mike Lee (UT), Thom Tillis (NC) and Ron Johnson (WI) have each announced positive tests for COVID-19, and in light of these announcements, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has decided to delay floor proceedings until October 19, 2020.
Democrat Mobs Gather at Homes of Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham Over RBG Replacement
The ground troops of the Democratic party are now showing up at the homes of Senator Lindsey Graham and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
The media insists on calling these people protesters, but that’s not correct. These are angry mobs meant to intimidate and inspire fear.
Judicial Crisis Network Launches $2 Million SCOTUS Ad
The Judicial Crisis Network (JCN) launched a $2.2 million ad campaign to support President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat.
Republicans gearing up to fill possible Supreme Court vacancy this election year
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?
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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