decided that they are likely going to wait until trump comes into office so that he can for sure sign this piece of legislation and they can notch it legislative win on border security that was a very dominant theme in their messaging as part of the election last year. host: if you want to know what is going on under the capitol dome you probably should be following punch bowl news. andrew is a senior congressional

[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2025] >> withins democracy unfiltered -- witness democracy unfiltered with c-span. experience history as it unfolds with c-span's live coverage this month as republicans take control of both chambers of congress and a new chapter begins with a swearing-in of the 47th president of the united states. on monday, january 20, tune in for our live all-day coverage of the presidential inauguration as donald trump takes the oath of office, becoming president of the united states. stay with c-span this month for comprehensive, live, unfiltered coverage of the 119th congress and the presidential inauguration. c-span, democracy unfiltered. >> kentucky senator mitch mcconnell has spent 40 years in the united states senate. 17 of those as leader of his

republican colleagues. that's the longest any senator has been at the top of the leadership rung in either political party. senator john thune was elected a few weeks ago to head up the republican majority in the senate in 2025. meanwhile, journalist michael tack ett earvetion bees -- tackett's book is called "the price of power" and subtitled "how mitch mcconnell mastered the senate, changed america and lost his party." the deputy washington bureau chief of the associated press conducted over 50 hours of interviews and was granted access to never-before-released oral histories. announcer: journalist michael tackett with his book this episode of book notes plus with our host, brian lamb. book notes plus is available on the c-span now free mobile app or wherever you get your podcasts.