Conservative lawyer Ted Olson dies aged 84
Former U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson, who served two Republican presidents as one of the country’s best known conservative lawyers and successfully argued on behalf of same-sex marriage, has died
Senator Mitch McConnell discharged to inpatient facility
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has been discharged from the hospital after falling at a private dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel last week.
Senate scraps impeachment witnesses after vote, closing arguments begin
The Senate Minority Leader had been playing coy on how he would vote in the impeachment trial.
Mitch McConnell seeks to push Trump's impeachment trial to February
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is proposing to push back the start of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial by a week or more to give the former president time to review the case.
McConnell congratulates Joe Biden as president-elect, says Electoral College 'has spoken'
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated Democrat Joe Biden on Tuesday, calling him the president-elect.
McConnell rejects Trump's push for 'higher' coronavirus stimulus deal
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday rejected a coronavirus relief deal that costs more than $1.8 trillion, hours after President Trump indicated he was "absolutely" willing to raise his spending offer.
Mitch McConnell campaign hires student from viral DC encounter
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's campaign has hired a Kentucky teenager known for his viral encounter with a Native American man at the Lincoln Memorial last year.
Senate Democrats stall Trump's $250B business virus aid package
Senate Democrats on Thursday stalled President Donald Trump’s request for $250 billion to supplement a “paycheck protection” program for businesses crippled by the coronavirus outbreak, demanding protections for minority-owned businesses and money for health care providers and state and local governments.
Senate Majority Leader McConnell backs off, abruptly eases impeachment trial limits
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell abruptly backed off some of his proposed rules for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on Tuesday, easing plans for a tight two-day schedule and agreeing that House evidence will be included. He acted after protests from senators, including fellow Republicans.
Senate fails to pass 2 bills to end shutdown
A splintered Senate swatted down competing Democratic and Republican plans for ending the 34-day partial government shutdown on Thursday, leaving President Donald Trump and Congress with no obvious formula for halting the longest-ever closure of federal agencies and the damage it is inflicting around the country.
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh begins making his case to senators
FOX 5's Tom Fitzgerald reports.
Trump suggests Senate GOP leader must deliver or step aside
FOX 5's Ronica Cleary reports.
Protesters hold dance party protest outside Mitch McConnell's house
Protesters in the nation’s capital held a “Queer Dance Party Protest” outside of the home of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Monday evening.