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Jul 27 2023
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GOP senators express anxieties about Mitch McConnell's health — and what comes next
NBC News (Online)
Jul 27 2023
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Mitch McConnell's airport fall and Sinéad O'Connor dies at 56: Morning Rundown
Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to federal tax charges after his hearing took a surprise turn. Sources reveal Mitch McConnell fell at an airport weeks before his news conference freeze-up. And singer Sinéad O'Connor has died at the age of 56. Here’s what to know today. Lawyers for Hunter Biden must reconvene with prosecutors to hammer out the terms of a plea agreement unraveled in Delaware.
NBC News (Online)
May 25 2023
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Democrats seek unlikely debt ceiling savior: Mitch McConnell
With time running short and the danger of a national default growing, Democrats are hoping an unlikely savior will come to the rescue: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.).
Democratic lawmakers say McConnell and other Senate Republicans are fooling themselves if they think Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is in a position to reach a debt ceiling deal with President Biden.
The Hill
Jul 27 2023
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Mitch McConnell’s health scares raise questions about his future as Senate GOP leader
A press conference on Wednesday, July 26 raised questions about Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-Kentucky) health when he suddenly quit speaking during the middle of a sentence. The 81-year-old McConnell was led away from the lectern by Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) but returned to the conference after about ten minutes and addressed reporters again. The July 26 conference came
AlterNet
Jan 24 2023
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Is Mitch McConnell Losing Influence Among Republicans?
After the messy election of California Representative Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker, Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell no longer finds himself on the front lines of the Republican Party's battles against the Biden administration.
The changing role of the Senate Minority Leader has been partially confirmed by McConnell himself, who on Monday announced that Senate Republicans will take
Newsweek
Jun 01 2023
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Mitch McConnell’s plans for FTC nominee hit awkward bump: sources
Mitch McConnell has been notably discreet about his pick to fill an empty seat on the Federal Trade Commission — and some insiders say it’s not hard to see why.
Earlier this week, the Senate minority leader told the White House he plans to nominate James Lloyd, an associate deputy attorney general in Texas and antitrust hawk, as his pick for one of two vacant FTC commissioner roles,
New York Post (News)
Jan 15 2019
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Mitch McConnell Rules
In the daily headlines, the government shutdown—now the longest in American history—is reported as a clash between two uncompromising forces: President Trump and Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)
Aug 07 2023
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‘I AGREE!’ Trump Gloats After Mitch McConnell Booed, Pelted With ‘Retire’ Chants During Kentucky Speech
Former President Donald Trump was delighted to see that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell got a less-than-warm reception during a speech he gave in his home state of Kentucky. McConnell’s appearance took place at the Fancy Farm picnic, an event that reportedly draws in a rowdy crowd of Democrats and Republicans that try to outdo each others’ chants and jeering while they hear from a
Mediaite
Jul 27 2023
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Mitch McConnell Had a ‘Face Plant’ Fall Weeks Before His Strange Press Conference: Report
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) tripped and fell as he was getting off a plane earlier this month, according to NBC News, weeks before he appeared to oddly freeze up mid-sentence at a press conference. The Senate Minority Leader was apparently not seriously hurt in the July 14 fall at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, which one person on the plane described as a “face plant,” though they
Daily Beast
Sep 26 2015
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Is Mitch McConnell next?
Conservatives at the Values Voter Summit cheered Friday morning when they learned that House Speaker John Boehner was retiring. Friday afternoon, they cheered again when someone suggested the next establishment Republican to lose his job should be Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
"Here's what I say in response to Speaker Boehner stepping down. Mitch McConnell, it is now your turn
CNN (Online News)