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Apr 12 2021
News
Mitch McConnell tends his legacy 8,000 miles away
He reshaped the federal judiciary. He made history as the longest-serving Senate GOP leader. But Mitch McConnell has unfinished business more than 8,000 miles from the halls of Congress.
There's no more consistent or surprising through line to McConnell's 36-year career than promotion of democracy in Myanmar, a Southeast Asian nation of 55 million. McConnell's championing of
PoliticoNov 12 2013
News
Latest Poll Finds Tight Senate Race For Mitch McConnell
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes (D) are running neck and neck in the 2014 Senate race according to a new poll from the liberal group MoveOn.org.
HuffPostOct 24 2013
News
Mitch McConnell Wins Praise In Unlikely Corners Back Home
In the midst of a double-barreled re-election fight, Mitch McConnell is earning praise back home from some unlikely corners for brokering the deal that ended the partial government shutdown and averted a potential default on U.S. debt.
"He did yeoman's work making sure this thing got fixed," said Owensboro tobacco farmer Rod Kuegal, a Democrat.
Newspaper opinion pages that
HuffPostMar 17 2021
Opinion
Mitch McConnell Is Scared to Death, and He's Running the Most Amazing Bluff
Mitch McConnell butched it up Tuesday morning in the Senate. In case you were wondering how watery his knees get over the possibility that the filibuster might be reformed, or eliminated, wonder no longer. He’s scared to death and lashing out, and he's running just the most amazing bluff.
"Let me say this very clearly for all 99 of my colleagues: Nobody serving in this chamber can even
EsquireMar 12 2024
News
McConnell: Battle to repeal Affordable Care Act ‘largely over’
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) poured some cold water on former President Trump’s recent comments about launching another effort to repeal and replace the 2010 Affordable Care Act, telling reporters Tuesday the fight over the law seems “largely over.” McConnell said he would not weigh in directly on the “development” of Trump’s policy agenda and acknowledged the possibility
Fox 4 Kansas CityApr 18 2013
News
Mitch McConnell's Facebook Page Mocks Failed Gun Legislation
WASHINGTON -- A meme was posted Wednesday on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnells (R-Ky.) Facebook page mocking the failure of gun control legislation in the Senate. The mash-up features photos of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) with captions asking how much gun control he can have and McConnell holding up a zero sign with the message You can have this much gun control.
HuffPostFeb 17 2021
News
READ: Former President Donald Trump’s Full Statement on Mitch McConnell
Former President Donald Trump issued a statement on Mitch McConnell on Tuesday.
Read the full statement here:
Statement by Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America The Republican Party can never again be respected or strong with political “leaders” like Sen. Mitch McConnell at its helm. McConnell’s dedication to business as usual, status quo policies,
The Epoch TimesMar 06 2024
News
McConnell endorses Trump for president as Haley suspends campaign
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) endorsed former President Trump’s bid for the White House on Wednesday, a turnaround in the icy relationship between two of the most prominent Republicans in the country.
McConnell unveiled the endorsement only after news broke that former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R), Trump’s final remaining primary opponent, was dropping out of the
The HillMar 15 2013
Opinion
Democrats? budget a ?left-wing manifesto,? says Mitch McConnell
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said he asked Democrats to bring forth a thoughtful budget that tabled tax hikes and worked toward balancing spending with cutting. What he got however was a far cry from that.
Washington TimesJan 07 2013
News
Sen. Mitch McConnell: ‘The Tax Issue Is Finished’
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell. R-Ky., Sunday said he will not accept any new revenue in future deals with congressional Democrats and President Obama. “The tax issue is finished. Over. Completed, McConnell told me on “This Week. “Thats behind us. Now the question is what are we going to do about the biggest problem confronting our country and thats our spending addiction. “We
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