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24 Jul 2015, 7:24 pm
Ted Cruz accused Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of lying, and said he was no better than his Democratic predecessor and couldn't be trusted. [read post]
17 Jun 2012, 9:56 pm
NYT’s “The Caucus:” “Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky on Friday accused President Obama, his campaign and his administration of engaging in Nixonian dirty tricks, including keeping an enemies list, inciting “mob” attacks on its critics and leaking confidential tax information, in a concerted effort to curtail the free speech of his opponents. [read post]
10 Dec 2020, 9:53 am
Porter, a California Democrat, alleged that McConnell is holding coronavirus relief talks captive to win liability exemptions for careless corporations. [read post]
11 Oct 2017, 2:05 pm
"Mitch McConnell Is Keeping The Senate Rule That Lets Dems Block Trump's Judges; The GOP leader may not personally be a fan of blue slips, but he's not getting rid of them, says his spokesman": Jennifer Bendery of HuffPost has this report. [read post]
21 Sep 2020, 1:16 pm
Mitch McConnell changed the rules in 2017 to allow a simple majority vote for Supreme Court nominees; Senate Republicans have exploited the lack of a filibuster for lower court nominees in record-breaking fashion; and Kavanaugh is, of course, now on the Court. [read post]
17 Dec 2019, 7:00 am
Schumer sent a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Dec. 15 requesting several procedural rules for the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump. [read post]
26 Jan 2007, 1:09 pm
CNN is reporting that GOP Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is supporting John McCain's resolution, even after Secretary of Defense Gates announced this afternoon that he agrees with General Petraeus that these... [read post]
29 Jan 2007, 6:56 am
Senator Mitch McConnell's appearance on Face the Nation signaled clear victory for the victory Republicans. [read post]
4 Oct 2018, 4:37 am
The Senate braced for a crucial initial vote Friday on Brett Kavanaugh's tottering Supreme Court nomination after Majority Leader Mitch McConnell set his polarized chamber on a schedule to decide an election-season battle that has consumed the nation. [read post]
8 Oct 2018, 10:22 am
And Hayley Miller of HuffPost reports that “Mitch McConnell Refuses To Rule Out Senate Confirming A Supreme Court Pick In 2020; The Senate majority leader appears to have revised his reasoning for blocking Merrick Garland’s nomination to the Supreme Court. [read post]
4 Nov 2010, 12:16 pm
Nov 4: In a confrontational and very partisan speech before the conservative Heritage Foundation think tank, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) laid down the gauntlet for cooperation and compromise as far as the U.S. [read post]
27 Sep 2020, 9:46 am
Senate Democrats can’t stop Mitch McConnell from confirming a new Supreme Court justice, but they are already planning to make it as painful as possible. [read post]
7 May 2015, 2:15 pm
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). [read post]
20 Jul 2011, 7:38 pm
Joe Walsh (R., Ill.) could effectively take the contingency plan being crafted by Senate leaders Harry Reid (D., Nev.) and Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) [read post]
1 Jul 2022, 7:00 pm
“Democrats run Washington, but the Supreme Court delivers big wins for GOP; The string of conservative victories shows why Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell used unusual and aggressive tactics to assemble the court’s 6-3 majority”: Sahil Kapur of NBC News has this news analysis. [read post]
12 Sep 2018, 8:16 am
“Republicans Confirmed A Lot Of Judges While Everyone Was Focused On Brett Kavanaugh; A second Supreme Court seat is only part of White House Counsel Don McGahn and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s push to transform the federal courts”: Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News has this report. [read post]
7 Aug 2009, 10:43 am
A final word of thanks to Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has used debate over Sonia Sotomayor to argue that Democratic opposition to Bush administration judicial nominees reduced the deference GOP senators are now obliged to give a president's judicial picks, freeing them to oppose nominees on philosophical grounds. [read post]
14 Jun 2021, 5:38 pm
“Senate Confirms Top Biden Judge as McConnell Threatens Future Nominees; As Ketanji Brown Jackson became the president’s first appellate judge, Senator Mitch McConnell suggested he would block a Biden Supreme Court pick in 2024 if Republicans gained the majority”: Carl Hulse of The New York Times has this report. [read post]
12 Dec 2008, 3:33 pm
In its editorial today, the New York Times quotes Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell thusly: Senate Republicans determined to block the $14 billion rescue package for Chrysler and General Motors have trotted out predictable rhetoric about the dangers of Big Government. [read post]
22 May 2019, 4:57 am
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senator Tim Kaine introduced a bill Monday that would raise the minimum age for purchasing tobacco products from 18 to 21. [read post]
