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Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., walks to the Senate floor on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Democrats’ spending bills cut ICE and border wall, pump money into environment and abortion

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Gen. Milley has insisted there was “a significant degree of intelligence” indicating the Chinese military was on alert for a U.S. attack in October 2020 in the hectic run-up to the November U.S. presidential election, a claim disputed by civilian defense officials who served in the Trump administration. (Rod Lamkey/Pool via AP) **FILE**

Milley war-scare calls to Chinese general questioned

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Illustration on the filibuster by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Republicans should be in favor of getting rid of the filibuster

By Michael McKenna

In this Dec. 5, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally for Senate Republican candidates in Valdosta, Ga. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

‘Big mistake’: Trump blasts McConnell over debt ‘lifeline,’ says Senate GOP needs new leader

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leaves the chamber after speaking, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. Republican and Democratic senators have edged back from a perilous standoff over lifting the nation's borrowing cap and will likely extend the deadline until December. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

McConnell warns Biden that Schumer’s ‘tantrum’ spells end of GOP cooperation on debt

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Biden to sign short-term debt-ceiling bill, reversing earlier lukewarm stance

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leaves the chamber after speaking, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. Republican and Democratic senators have edged back from a perilous standoff over lifting the nation's borrowing cap and will likely extend the deadline until December. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Senate readies vote to hike debt ceiling until December amid GOP tensions

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leaves the chamber after speaking, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. Republican and Democratic senators have edged back from a perilous standoff over lifting the nation's borrowing cap and will likely extend the deadline until December. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

‘We blinked’: McConnell criticized by other GOP senators over debt ceiling deal

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks to the chamber for a vote, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. Senate leaders announced an agreement to extend the government's borrowing authority into December, temporarily averting an unprecedented default that experts say would have decimated the economy. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate narrowly passes short-term debt ceiling hike, delaying default showdown and dividing GOP

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan and plans for future counterterrorism operations, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool) ** FILE **

Senate Republican campaign arm reports strong fund-raising numbers

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a meeting with the Council of Presidents of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, also known as the "Divine Nine," in her ceremonial office on the White House complex in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Kamala Harris faces pressure to deliver on amnesty

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 21, 2021, file photo, a medical staff member prepares the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Tudor Ranch in Mecca, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Biden nominee quizzed over COVID ruling against religious liberty

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is surrounded by journalists as he walks to the Senate Chamber for a vote as Democrats look for a way to lift the debt limit without Republican votes, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans, Democrats agree to delay debt ceiling showdown until December

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrives at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, as a showdown looms with Democrats over raising the debt limit. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell offers Democrats a way out of debt ceiling standoff

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Sen. Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va., a key holdout vote on President Joe Biden's domestic agenda, makes a statement to reporters about Republicans and Democrats resolving their fight over raising the debt limit, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Sen. Manchin rules out altering filibuster to raise debt ceiling

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters after a Democratic policy meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. President Joe Biden is urging Republican senators to "get out of the way" and let Democrats suspend the nation's debt limit to keep the U.S. government from getting dangerously close to a devastating credit default. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

‘It’s a real possibility’: Biden, Senate Democrats float busting filibuster to raise debt ceiling

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., walks out of the Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

‘Nasty side of the aisle’: Biden, Democrats turn blind eye as far-left rages against moderates

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

A healthcare worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Jackson Memorial Hospital Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, in Miami. A recent recommendation by the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising people who are 65 and older, and workers whose jobs put them at high risk of exposure including those in healthcare to receive a booster shot six months after their second shot. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Arkansas House OKs employee opt-out for COVID-19 vaccine

By Andrew DeMillo - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters after a Democratic policy meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, as work continues behind the scenes on President Joe Biden's domestic agenda and a bill to fund the government. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Chuck Schumer sets end-of-month deadline for infrastructure, reconciliation bills to pass

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the debt ceiling during an event in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

‘Russian roulette’: Biden rips Republicans for filibuster threats on debt limit increase

By Jeff Mordock and Haris Alic - The Washington Times