Mitch McConnell has been absent from Capitol Hill for three months. It’s still unclear when he’ll returnBy Annie Grayer, Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — The Senate is set to return Monday after a five-week recess, and it is still unclear if GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell will end his three-month absence from the Capitol due to health issues. McConnell was hospitalized in June, which his office later said was due to aABC17News.com25d agoWhole story →GovernmentMitch McConnellmcconnell return uncertain
GOP lawmaker gives expected timeline for Mitch McConnell’s returnBy Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Oversight Chair James Comer of Kentucky said Thursday that Sen. Mitch McConnell’s staff have told him they are hoping the senator – who has had an extended absence from Washington due to health issues – will return when the Senate comes back into session on September 14. AlthoughABC17News.com1mo agoWhole story →GovernmentJames ComerMitch McConnellmcconnell health update
John Roberts often defers to Trump but not for the White House ballroom projectBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — “The White House is not just any building.” So said Chief Justice John Roberts, who has often deferred to Donald Trump’s executive authority, but on Monday separated himself from the president and fellow Supreme Court conservatives to protest the colossal ballroom project. It was a rareABC17News.com1mo agoWhole story →GovernmentJohn Robertswhite house ballroom project controversy
Republicans fret as Talarico bombards airwaves and Paxton awaits Trump team’s cashBy Manu Raju, Patrick Svitek, David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Senate GOP leaders gave President Donald Trump a clear warning before the Texas primary election in May as he weighed endorsing Ken Paxton over longtime incumbent John Cornyn: If the state attorney general won, Trump’s political operation would have to bankroll the expensive general electionABC17News.com1mo agoWhole story →GovernmentJohn Cornyntexas senate election
