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2 Aug 2019, 3:00 am
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]
15 Jan 2020, 11:41 am
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has indicated that when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sends the articles of impeachment to the Senate for a trial, he will adhere to the procedures employed during the impeachment trial of President Clinton. [read post]
15 Dec 2020, 12:09 pm
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell acknowledged President-elect Biden’s victory for the first time, reports the Associated Press. [read post]
13 Jan 2021, 11:32 am
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said that he will not reconvene the Senate earlier than its return date of Jan. 19 to accept an article of impeachment—meaning that a trial will not proceed prior to President-elect Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20. [read post]
7 Jan 2021, 10:02 am
Chuck Schumer, who will be the first Jewish Senate majority leader. [read post]
19 May 2021, 12:30 pm
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday that he will oppose the creation of a panel that would investigate the Jan. 6 attempted insurrection on the Capitol, reports the Washington Post. [read post]
25 Jan 2019, 9:52 am
Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) told Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) at one point, according to two Republicans who attended the lunch and witnessed the exchange. [read post]
7 Nov 2018, 7:10 pm
This public service lasted barely 18 hours after the midterm elections, in which the Democrats secured control of the House of Representatives and Republicans added to their Senate majority. [read post]
14 Jun 2019, 10:10 am
” Functionally, this procedure gave a simple majority in Congress substantial control over U.S. arms sales. [read post]
16 Jan 2020, 12:16 pm
Some involve the behavior of judges in their judicial capacities. [read post]
5 Nov 2021, 5:01 am
AT&T, the U.S. [read post]
8 Sep 2016, 9:30 pm
Prior to the vote, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) expressed confusion about the move, questioning why “Democrats would block plans to keep women and babies safe from Zika,” though Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.) reportedly felt that Republicans had sabotaged the bill through the inclusion of the Planned Parenthood provision. [read post]
4 Aug 2020, 5:01 am
For his part, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell initially questioned the constitutionality of proxy voting, signalling in late May that he might not take up legislation passed by the House when a quorum of members was not physically present. [read post]
8 Jan 2021, 3:00 am
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]
21 Oct 2015, 12:23 pm
While Canadian Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau has promised to pull his country’s fighter jets from the U.S. [read post]
18 Feb 2021, 9:05 pm
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), for instance, called President Trump’s actions a “disgraceful dereliction of duty,” but voted to acquit because he did not believe the impeachment trial was permissible. [read post]
15 Sep 2022, 9:06 pm
Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), opposed the bill, arguing that the issue should be dealt with at the state level. [read post]
30 Sep 2016, 1:18 pm
Congressional leaders, including Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who voted for JASTA and to override the veto now claim that there are problems with the legislation that must be fixed, writes the Hill. [read post]
13 Feb 2013, 12:30 pm
Both the Speaker of the House, John Boehner (R-OH) and the Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell (R-KY) responded negatively to the President's address. [read post]
29 Jul 2019, 6:00 am
After the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in 2016, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked President Obama’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland, holding open the seat that would eventually be filled by Neil Gorsuch. [read post]
