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12 Jan 2021, 6:51 pm by Sandy Levinson
Mitch McConnell in his opening speech on the 6th, to be accepted. [read post]
12 Jan 2021, 5:29 am by Scott Bomboy
In President Trump’s probable second impeachment, current Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell has issued guidance that a trial, if needed, could still take place after the inauguration when Trump was no longer president. [read post]
12 Jan 2021, 3:43 am by SHG
Of course, Mitch McConnell has already used his last exercise of clout to schedule a Senate trial for one hour after Joe Biden will be sworn in as President, giving the Chief Justice enough time to administer the oath, shake hands and make it over to the chamber. [read post]
11 Jan 2021, 10:35 am by Jacob Schulz
President Trump, who has tweeted 26,234 times since his inauguration in 2017, will tweet no more. [read post]
10 Jan 2021, 9:08 pm by Ilya Somin
However, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has indicated that the Senate probably will not take up any impeachment voted by the House until after Trump's term ends on January 20. [read post]
8 Jan 2021, 12:59 pm by Quinta Jurecic
Would Senate majority Leader Mitch McConnell be willing and able to lead the Senate in changing its rules to expedite a trial? [read post]
8 Jan 2021, 3:00 am by Christopher Tyner
  The deadly force used to repel Babbitt was remarkable in its singularity – throngs of rioters beset the Capitol and met little resistance, with video footage showing some police officers moving barriers, standing aside, and even posing for selfies in the midst of what Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell later called a “failed insurrection. [read post]
7 Jan 2021, 9:05 pm by Joshua Burd
Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) reportedly stated that the bill was “a tremendous opportunity to direct our national security priorities to reflect the resolve of the American people and the evolving threats to their safety. [read post]
7 Jan 2021, 3:40 pm by Howard Bashman
Washington Post columnist Max Boot referenced various of Wood’s tweets in an essay today headlined “Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy have led Republicans to disaster. [read post]
7 Jan 2021, 10:02 am by Tia Sewell
Prior to the rioters’ intrusion, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rebuked his fellow Republican lawmakers’ efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, warning that “our democracy would enter a death spiral” if Congress succumbed to the “sweeping conspiracy theories” about voter fraud. [read post]
Hundreds of people participated in what Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell condemned as a “failed insurrection” and, as Bobby Chesney described on the National Security Law Podcast, the events included a “cartoonish avalanche of crimes. [read post]
6 Jan 2021, 9:01 pm by Marci A. Hamilton
Mitch McConnell let the people’s needs be ignored while those in power postured and loved their power more than their constituents. [read post]
3 Jan 2021, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
Columnist Ruth Marcus wrote last week: “Any vote that [McConnell] fervently wishes to avoid is one I’m for. [read post]
On Friday, Senator Bernie Sanders tried to hold up an override vote by first forcing a vote on a House bill to raise Covid-related stimulus payments from $600 to $2,000, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the House bill “[had] no realistic path to quickly pass the Senate. [read post]
31 Dec 2020, 12:10 pm by Ryan J. Farrick
In a bizarre statement before the Senate, McConnell suggested the income-capped stimulus checks would only benefit "Democrats' rich friends. [read post]
30 Dec 2020, 2:48 pm by Jonathan H. Adler
The nomination pipeline was rarely full, so it was easier for Senate Republicans to slow things down, particularly once Mitch McConnell became Senate Majority Leader. [read post]
30 Dec 2020, 12:20 pm by Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s push for $2,000 COVID-19  relief checks all but died Wednesday as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell proposed an alternative approach of loading up the bill with other White House priorities that appeared destined to fail. [read post]
30 Dec 2020, 10:20 am by Jennifer Ouellette
Enlarge / Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), has thrown a wrench into the expected Congressional over-ride of President Trump's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act. [read post]