McConnell, filibuster and Senate

McConnell expects filibuster to remain intact with Republicans winning control of the Senate
With Republicans projected to win the Senate majority in the 2024 election, "the filibuster will stand," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell noted on Wednesday.Even when one party controls a slim majority of Senate seats,
Mitch McConnell On Republican Senate Control: 'The Filibuster Will Stand'
The outgoing Republican leader suggested the Senate GOP would reject any push by Trump to change Senate rules.
McConnell: Filibuster will stand if GOP holds House, Senate
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Wednesday stood firm on keeping the filibuster in place under a Senate GOP majority, even though the party will control a 52- or 53-seat Senate majority along with the White House and possibly the House next year.
McConnell says ‘filibuster will stand’ as GOP seizes Senate control
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated President-elect Donald Trump and outlined his hopes for a Republican-controlled Senate, including keeping the filibuster. McConnell will step down from Senate leadership at the end of the current Congress term and will not seek re-election in 2026.
‘A hell of a good day’: Mitch McConnell celebrates new GOP Senate majority
The Kentucky Republican and outgoing GOP U.S. Senate leader will pass his predecessor a robust majority in 2025. McConnell had less to say on Trump’s second term.
Who will replace Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader?
The GOP’s leadership within the Senate will shift as longtime Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell announced earlier this year that he will step down as minority leader.
Mitch McConnell speaks to reporters after Trump wins election, Republicans retake Senate
Outgoing Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell held a news conference Wednesday where he took questions about Donald Trump's victory in the race for the White House and the gains Republicans made in Congress on election night.
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GOP takes control of Senate with 3-seat pickup, but 60-vote threshold still poses agenda challenge
The GOP's first win Senate pickup this cycle came early on election night when Jim Justice, West Virginia's GOP governor, ...
Graham: Use budget reconciliation to bypass filibuster and pass border security legislation
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), one of President-elect Trump’s strongest allies in the Senate, is calling on Republicans to ...
What a Republican Senate takeover means for Donald Trump
Yes — to answer the question some readers are probably asking — the filibuster rule is likely to endure, which in turn ...
Republicans Flip Senate, Eye More Gains
Voters handed control of the U.S. Senate to Republicans Tuesday, although the contests in several battleground states won by ...
Republicans clinch Senate control with key flips
Republicans are projected to clinch control of the Senate after flipping at least two key states and successfully protecting ...
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Republicans Flip Control of the Senate With Several Races Yet To Be Decided
In Wisconsin, Senator Baldwin reclaimed the lead over her Republican challenger, Eric Hovde, who had an edge on the ...
Rubio: If They Win, Democrats Will Get Rid Of The Filibuster To Ram Through All Their Radical Agenda
Sen. Marco Rubio warned that Democrats will change the rules of the Senate to allow them to pass laws with a 51% Senate ...
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As power shifts in Washington, McConnell says filibuster safe
The numbers in the Senate also could make Trump's efforts to add conservatives to the federal judiciary easier because such appointments require Senate approval.