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Apr 12 2019
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Mitch McConnell tells 2020 Republicans to run 'independent' of Trump
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Republican senators running for re-election next year should not couple their messaging to President Trump but rather run “independent” campaigns built around how they’ve helped their states.
The Kentucky Republican, who is himself up for reelection, said senators’ races are big enough that they can escape the gravity of the presidential race and
Washington TimesJan 23 2019
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Mitch McConnell Is Spending the Shutdown Confirming More Trump Judges
Last week, the Trump administration put forth its first new slate of names for federal judgeships in 2019. All six were men, and apparently all six were white, although the White House declined to answer any questions about their backgrounds. Should they succeed in seating these six prospective jurists, President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will gain the distinction
SlateAug 30 2023
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'We’re going to need a minute': Mitch McConnell freezes up mid-sentence at Kentucky event
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was unable to answer a question from a reporter at an event in Kentucky on Wednesday, weeks after he had a similar episode in Washington. According to video from a local news station, the 81-year-old McConnell was asked whether he would run for reelection in 2026. The senator asked the reporter to repeat the question
FortuneFeb 28 2024
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Sen. McConnell To Step Away From Party Leadership
OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEHT) — U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky announced he is stepping down as the senate republican leader in November. Currently, McConnell is the longest serving senate leader in history. “He never really wanted to be anything else but the united states senate to never want to be president or vice president,” says Owensboro Mayor Tom Watson. Senator Mitch McConnell says
WEHT/WTVWOct 27 2021
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Mitch McConnell endorses Herschel Walker’s run for US Senate in Georgia
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has come out in support of Herschel Walker’s US Senate bid in Georgia, joining former President Donald Trump in endorsing the former NFL star as Republicans try to win back the chamber in 2022.
McConnell (R-Ky.) was reportedly reluctant to back Walker over concern with the legendary running back’s ability to win in Georgia, and he once suggested
New York Post (News)Jun 07 2016
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Mitch McConnell to Trump: Start Talking About the Issues — Now
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell advised presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to start talking "about the issues that the American people care about — and to start doing it now."
Newsmax (News)Jun 01 2015
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Why Mitch McConnell bid to extend Patriot Act failed
Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell thought he could use Sunday's Patriot Act deadline to get senators in line. It didn't work, thanks in large part to Sen. Rand Paul.
Christian Science MonitorFeb 06 2023
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Rick Scott ratchets up war with Mitch McConnell during debt limit battle
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) is cranking up his feud with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), maneuvering to pressure the Kentucky sage not to cave to President Joe Biden on the debt limit.
With a debt battle in full swing, Scott has been working to ensure the current negotiations don't become a rehash of the 2021 debt limit deal cut with Democrats and is seemingly undeterred from
Washington ExaminerSep 22 2014
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Selling Mitch McConnell: What's Love Got To Do With It?
Mitch McConnell is hardly a lovable guy. The Republican leader in the U.S. Senate has a dour public persona and many of his constituents don't view him as a "real Kentuckian," according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that underscores what his election campaign already knows - McConnell has an image problem. While other politicians might be deterred by polls showing how unpopular they are in their
TownhallSep 30 2014
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Mitch McConnell ad: Alison Lundergan Grimes broke promise
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will go on TV Tuesday with a tough new attack ad that highlights Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes’ commitment to serve her full, four-year term as Kentucky secretary of State. The commercial, shared first with POLITICO, shows footage of Grimes saying “yes” when asked in 2011 during a Courier-Journal editorial board interview if she’ll serve all four years
Politico