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28 Jul 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Senate GOP Leader McConnell Briefly Leaves News Conference After Freezing Up Midsentence Associated Press News – Mary Clare Jalonick | Published: 7/26/2023 Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell briefly left his own press conference after stopping his remarks midsentence and staring off into space for several seconds. [read post]
28 Apr 2020, 4:55 pm by CAFE
Here’s what will work,” John Bellinger, Washington Post op-ed, 4/23/20 “Congress hands Obama first veto override,” Politico, 9/28/16 MCCONNELL STATE BANKRUPTCY COMMENTS Clip: Mitch McConnell expresses support for allowing states to go bankrupt, Hugh Hewitt radio show, 4/22/20 “McConnell takes flak after suggesting bankruptcy for states rather than bailouts,” Washington Post, 4/23/20 SUPREME COURT  Ramos v. [read post]
19 Nov 2014, 10:12 am by Tara Hofbauer
A number of Senate Republicans, including Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY)—who will serve as Majority Leader when the 114th Congress convenes–argued that the measure would leave the U.S. vulnerable to terrorist attacks as it attempts to contain the Islamic State. [read post]
29 Jul 2020, 2:00 am by Tammy Binford, Contributing Editor
Source: Contimis Works / Shutterstock Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act on July 27. [read post]
19 May 2022, 10:08 am by Dan
She then ran against Mitch McConnell, collecting even more money, and losing by way more votes. [read post]
28 Jun 2011, 10:14 pm by Joe Markowitz
I'll use as an example the Republican leaders like Senator Mitch McConnell who are taking advantage of the fact that the government is at the limit of its borrowing capacity as a lever to try to get their way in ongoing budget negotiations. [read post]
15 Apr 2018, 9:01 pm by Dan Flynn
Except for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s recent threats to extend the Senate’s work week unless it picks up the pace on confirmations, the continued vacancies in top government positions do not get much attention. [read post]
21 Jul 2023, 4:42 am by SHG
While it may not have been unlawful for then-Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to game the Constitution by denying Garland his hearing, it flouted norms and the Senate’s responsibility. [read post]
7 Jan 2020, 9:58 pm by David Super
     Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announcedtoday that he has sufficient votes to begin the impeachment trial of President Trump without agreeing to Democrats’ demands that he promise that the House may call witnesses. [read post]
30 Jan 2020, 1:00 am by CAFE
On this episode of Stay Tuned, “The Fate of the World in 2020,” Preet answers your questions about: What constitutes impeachable conduct The authorities that Chief Justice John Roberts can assert in Trump's impeachment trial Reports that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell doesn’t have the votes to block impeachment witnesses The guest this week is Ian Bremmer, the Founder and President of Eurasia Group, a leading global political risk and… [read post]
31 Aug 2023, 8:58 am by Michael C. Dorf
Yesterday Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell froze for an extended period for the second time in less than two months. [read post]
2 Jun 2015, 8:48 am
Unfortunately on the next day, Senators Richard Burr and Bill Nelson took to the Senate floor to rail against NSA reform and make it clear that with the help of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, they intend to weaken the House-passed legislation by introducing amendments to the bill. [read post]
18 Oct 2023, 8:04 am
"Mitt Romney texted Mitch McConnell on January 2, 2020, quoted in "The Juiciest Revelations From Mitt Romney’s Tell-All Biography" (NY Magazine).Romney wrote that he'd just heard "from Angus King, who said that he had spoken with a senior official at the Pentagon who reports that they are seeing very disturbing social media traffic regarding the protests planned on the 6th. [read post]
2 Aug 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Ex-McConnell Staffers Lobbied on Russian-Backed Kentucky Project Politico – Natasha Bertrand and Theodoric Meyer | Published: 7/31/2019 Two former top staffers to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have lobbied Congress and the Treasury Department on the development of a new Kentucky aluminum mill backed by the Russian aluminum giant Rusal, according to a new lobbying disclosure. [read post]
3 Jul 2024, 9:43 am by Josh Blackman
The article makes crystal clear that the priority of Don McGahn, the White House Counsel, and Senator Mitch McConnell, was always the administrative state, and not social issues like abortion. [read post]
22 Sep 2021, 9:13 pm by David Super
       More significantly, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has insisted that Democrats must pass any debt limit increase without any Republican votes. [read post]
3 Nov 2017, 5:27 pm by Kent Scheidegger
Credit goes to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who threatened to make Senators work on the weekend, including Friday. [read post]