All posts tagged "Mitch McConnell"
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NEWS
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Breaks With Trump: Russians Are Not Our Friends
July 16, 2018Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday said that Russia is not a friend of...
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NEWS
McConnell: I Don’t Think There’s Much Congress Can Do To Stop The Next School Shooting
July 3, 2018Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday that he doesn’t believe there is anything Congress...
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DEMOCRACY
Ex-GOP Strategist: Dems Should ‘Dig In Hard’, ‘Do Everything’ To ‘Block’ Trump SCOTUS Nominee
June 27, 2018Former GOP strategist Steve Schmidt, who previously worked for Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) presidential campaign, said...
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DEMOCRACY
Sen. Feinstein: Senate Should Follow ‘McConnell Standard’ And Delay Vote On Supreme Court Nominee
June 27, 2018Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said the Senate should...
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DEMOCRACY
Sen. Schumer: ‘Height Of Hypocrisy’ For GOP To Vote On SCOTUS Nominee Before Midterms
June 27, 2018Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) is calling on Republicans to “follow the rule they set...
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NEWS
‘Leave My Husband Alone’: Transportation Sec. Yells At Protesters Confronting Sen. McConnell Over Family Separations
June 26, 2018Transporation Secretary Elaine Chao got into a heated exchange with protesters Tuesday demonstrating against her husband,...
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DEMOCRACY
Scarborough: GOP ‘Scared To Death’ To Publicly Criticize Trump, ‘But Privately They All Trash Him’
June 11, 2018MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough, a former GOP congressman, blasted Republican leaders on Monday, saying...
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Authoritarianism
GOP Leader McConnell Cancels August Recess, Preventing Dems From Campaigning For Midterms
June 5, 2018GOP leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has officially canceled the Senate’s month-long August in a move that...
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DEMOCRACY
Senate Committee Defies McConnell’s Rejection, Moves Forward With Bill To Protect Mueller
April 18, 2018Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced Wednesday that his committee...
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Authoritarianism
GOP Leader McConnell Refuses To Allow Vote On Bipartisan Bill To Protect Mueller: ‘I’m The One Who Decides’
April 17, 2018Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced on Tuesday that he will not allow the Senate...
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DEMOCRACY
Sen. McConnell On Trump Tariffs: ‘I Am Nervous About Getting Into Trade Wars’
April 4, 2018Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) during a speech to farmers and business leaders in Shelbyville, Ky., on...
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DEMOCRACY
Sen. McConnell: Midterms Could Be ‘A Category 3, 4 or 5’ Storm For GOP
April 4, 2018Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) says that November’s midterms could be “a category 3, 4...
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NEWS
Sen. McConnell Unveils Bill To Legalize Hemp As An Agricultural Product
March 26, 2018Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R- Ky.) has announced unveiled a new bill that would legalize hemp as...
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DEMOCRACY
McConnell-Schumer Deal Adds More New Spending Than Any Budget Deals Under Obama
February 8, 2018The new bipartisan budget deal announced by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senate Minority...