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3 Sep 2019, 1:21 pm by Tom Smith
When Twitter locked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's campaign account in early August, demanding that he remove a video of profane protesters threatening violence outside his home, an arcane war erupted.The company said they took the action because the video violated their community rules, while Republicans launched a reinvigorated assault on what they claim is ongoing bias by Big Tech against conservatives.Sen. [read post]
2 Sep 2019, 11:36 am by Sabrina I. Pacifici
The latest missive to the court, submitted yesterday, comes in the form of a letter from Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell and 52 colleagues. [read post]
29 Aug 2019, 1:16 pm by Kathryn Rubino
With control of the Court, Mitch McConnell is against any plan that changes that. [read post]
29 Aug 2019, 1:00 am by CAFE
" host Preet Bharara answers your questions about: -- President Trump’s reported proposal to “nuke” incoming hurricanes -- Why ethics should be taught in school -- Whether the world needs more lawyers Michael Bennet, senior senator from Colorado and 2020 presidential candidate, joins Preet for a wide-ranging conversation about why Mitch McConnell’s Senate is stuck in a legislative standstill, whether the country is heading into another recession,… [read post]
22 Aug 2019, 1:00 am by CAFE
," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about: -- NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill’s decision to fire Officer Daniel Pantaleo for his involvement in the 2014 death of Eric Garner -- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s ability to block popular legislation, like universal background checks for gun buyers -- “Blinded by the Light,” the new movie about a young Pakistani boy’s love of Bruce Springsteen -- Advice for new law students,… [read post]
9 Aug 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Mitch McConnell’s campaign Twitter account, Team Mitch, has been locked out. [read post]
7 Aug 2019, 8:13 pm by Tom Smith
"McConnell campaign manager Kevin Golden told The Hill that the account was locked Wednesday morning "for posting the video of real-world, violent threats made against Mitch McConnell. [read post]
6 Aug 2019, 8:00 am by Howard Bashman
Mitch McConnell looks like a hypocrite on Supreme Court nominees, but he didn’t have to”: James Wallner has this essay online at the Washington Examiner. [read post]
5 Aug 2019, 5:21 am by Staci Zaretsky
[Wall Street Journal] * Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell claims that he "saved the Supreme Court for a generation" by denying Judge Merrick Garland a confirmation hearing because those shouldn't be held during presidential election years -- unless the president up for election is Donald Trump. [read post]
4 Aug 2019, 6:12 am by Howard Bashman
Bailey of The Courier Journal of Louisville, Kentucky reports that “McConnell couldn’t escape ‘Moscow Mitch’ at Kentucky’s biggest political picnic. [read post]
3 Aug 2019, 2:33 pm by Tom Smith
Wrapping agenda items up as the senators headed out the door for August recess, Mitch McConnell made sure that the process flowed throughout the week. [read post]
2 Aug 2019, 12:17 pm by Vishnu Kannan
On Tuesday and Wednesday, CNN held the second round of debates of the 2020 Democratic primary campaign, moderated by Jake Tapper, Don Lemon and Dana Bash. [read post]
2 Aug 2019, 10:22 am by Howard Bashman
“Democrats Still Haven’t Learned Their Lesson About the Courts: Even after Gorsuch and Kavanaugh, the presidential candidates still don’t have a plan for Mitch McConnell. [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]
1 Aug 2019, 11:01 am by Vishnu Kannan
” Former top staffers to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell lobbied Congress on behalf of a $200 million project in Kentucky backed by Rusal, one of Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska’s aluminium companies, Politico reports. [read post]
31 Jul 2019, 3:33 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Beef up election security – The candidates have been justifiably outraged over Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s stonewalling on election security legislation that would direct resources and expertise to state and local governments to help modernize election systems and implement paper-based backups for electronic voting, among other improvements. [read post]
29 Jul 2019, 3:52 pm by CAFE
Election,” Volume 1, Senate Intelligence Committee, 7/25/19 Preet’s tweet about Trump & Putin’s discussion to form an “impenetrable Cyber Security unit” in 2017, 7/28/19 “Mitch McConnell blocks election security legislation,” CBS News, 7/26/19 “Russians probably targeted election systems in all 50 states, Senate panel’s report says,” Washington Post, 7/25/19 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. [read post]