Andrew Trunsky on November 12, 2020 Republicans won crucial elections where Donald Trump failed, sometimes outperforming the president by wide margins. Polls leading up to Nov. 3 consistently showed Trump losing to former Vice President Joe Biden, the ultimate victor. GOP candidates similarly faced tight races, according to polls, but unlike the president, defied expectations and…
Kevin Daley on October 5, 2018 Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced their support for Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court Friday afternoon, effectively assuring his confirmation. Taking the floor shortly after 3:00 pm, Collins expressed hope that the judicial confirmation process —…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: ROBERT DONACHIE Capitol Hill and Health Care Reporter Republicans, not Democrats, are on the verge of being the party that is forever responsible for making Obamacare the law of the land. A small coalition of Republicans in the Senate — Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Bill Cassidy of…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Nick Givas Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York held a press conference Friday where he praised Republican Sens. John McCain of Arizona, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Susan Collins of Maine for killing their party’s attempt to repeal Obamacare. Republicans attempted to pass what they call a “skinny…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Nick Givas Editor of National Review Rich Lowry appeared on “Happening Now” Tuesday and predicted the GOP health care bill will reach the Senate floor. “They’ll get to the floor and they’ll just work it, in a very unpredictable and kind of wild way to see if they get…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Christopher Bedford President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called for the full, clean repeal of Obamacare in late-night statements Monday. The statements were released after four Republican senators backed away from the repeal-and-replace bill, leaving McConnell unable to reach the 60 votes required to bring the bill to the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins said that President Donald Trump should reveal whether or not he has recordings of conversations with former FBI Director James Comey during an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday. “This is an issue that the president should have cleared up in…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Henry Rodgers Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins said Friday that the Senate Intelligence Committee will be requesting documents from Attorney General Jeff Sessions with regard to alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. “The committee is going to be requesting documents and an interview with the Attorney General, there are some unanswered questions. The…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Democratic Senators remain unanimously opposed to Secretary of Education nominee Betsy DeVos, a move that could very likely force Vice President Mike Pence to break the tie, according to a Wednesday report from Politico. Republicans hold a two-seat majority in the Senate, but Sens. Lisa Murkowski and…