Mitch McConnell

Lawmakers choosing GOP, Democratic leaders for '09

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., center, is flanked by Demcoratic Sens.-elect Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, left, and Kay Hagen of North Carolina as he addresses newly elected Democratic senators on Monday on...

Lobby firms catch blue wave (Politico)

Politico - As the K Street partisan shuffle continues with major Democratic hires and headline-grabbing merger announcements, some firms need to do just a quick half-step or two to turn from red to blue.

Loan plan for Big 3 introduced in Senate

General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC are facing cash shortages that threaten the economies of Kentucky and other states where they have plants. And some analysts warn that a bankruptcy in the industry would...

The Note: The Teammates

The One Meets The Maverick -- Who will play a bigger role in filling out President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet -- Less than two weeks after Election Day, former rivals Barack Obama and John McCain meet face-to-face in Chicago...

Stevens, Lieberman Likely to Avoid Rebukes (CQPolitics.com)

By Bart Jansen, CQ Staff Bart Jansen, Cq Staff – Mon Nov 17, 7:14 pm ET Senate Democrats and Republicans both face wrenching conference votes Tuesday on whether to discipline one of their own members. Democrats are mulling...

Showdown Over "Dinosaur" Auto Industry

Hardline opponents of an auto industry bailout have branded the industry a "dinosaur" whose "day of reckoning" is near, while Democrats do their best to get Detroit a slice of the $700 billion Wall Street rescue.

George Will: U.S. Senate GOP leader faces great challenges and opportunities

Abraham Lincoln WASHINGTON -- Which is how discerning conservatives felt while waiting to see if, in Election Day's second-most important voting, Kentuckians would grant a fifth term to Mitch McConnell, leader of the Senate...

Hold your horsepower

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says "yes." The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Reid, D-Nev., sent a letter to McConnell, R-Ky., the Senate minority leader, saying, "Based on our conversation earlier this week,...

Showdown looming in Congress over automaker rescue

Sunday November 16, 10:43 pm ET By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press Writer Post-election session of Congress this week to decide fate of quick rescue for automakers WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hardline opponents of an auto industry...

Absent Obama looms large in D.C.

At summit, auto bailout talks, president elect looms large in discussions Obama is staying away, ensconced in Chicago, unwilling to make any public show of political influence before he is sworn in to office Jan. 20....

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