Tag Archives: Mitch McConnell

Republicans Blast Schumer’s Call To Oust Netanyahu

The Associated Press reports: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday called on Israel to hold new elections, saying he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “lost his way” and is an obstacle to peace in the region amid a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The speech drew a swift reprisal from Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, who said …

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McConnell Finally Bends The Knee To Glorious Leader

The Washington Post reports: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) endorsed Donald Trump for president on Wednesday after years of acrimony between the two men, cementing Trump’s continued hold on the Republican Party. “It is abundantly clear that former President Trump has earned the requisite support of Republican voters to be our nominee for President of the United States,” McConnell …

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BREAKING: McConnell To Step Down As Senate Leader

The Associated Press reports: Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that position in November. McConnell, who turned 82 last week, was set to announce his decision Wednesday in the well of the Senate, a place where …

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McConnell Calls On Johnson To Allow Ukraine Aid Vote

Politico reports: Mitch McConnell urged Speaker Mike Johnson to allow a vote on Ukraine aid in an interview on Tuesday afternoon, though the Senate minority leader said he would not be “so presumptuous as to tell him how to do it.” “We’ve heard all kinds of rumors about whether the House supports Ukraine or doesn’t. It seems to me that …

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Cruz: McConnell Should Step Down As Minority Leader

Fox News reports: Sen. Ted Cruz doubled down Tuesday on his call for fresh leadership, saying the Senate’s crafting of its border bill has been a disaster from its inception. Cruz told Fox News that by calculating the amount of illegal immigrants permitted per day through the law it portrayed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Sen. James Lankford, and other …

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McConnell: Proposed Border Deal “Undermines” Trump

CNN reports: Former President Donald Trump’s push to kill a bipartisan immigration deal may now derail a major national security package, forcing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to suggest a new course of action and endangering aid to Ukraine and Israel in the process. According to a GOP source familiar with the matter, McConnell told Republicans at a private Wednesday …

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McConnell Presses House GOP On Spending Bill

Axios reports: Senate Republicans are publicly acknowledging the need for a short-term spending bill to keep the government funded past January and avoid a government shutdown. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has pledged not to pass another so-called continuing resolution, putting him on a collision course with his increasingly agitated right flank. “Obviously we’re going to have to pass a …

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Bannon: GOP Sen. Steve Daines Is “McConnell’s Bitch”

“McConnell wants control, that evil, decrepit old man. Who right now is trying to get back into the big news out of Politico is how he’s trying to get back into it with Biden said cut another deal. “Just like the debt deal, just like all the spending. Remember, this is all because of the compromise and the collaborationist in …

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Mitch McConnell: Trump Wasn’t Worried About My Wife “Poisoning” Us When He Appointed Her To His Cabinet

Mediaite reports: Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell (R-MY) was asked on Tuesday to weigh in on former President Donald Trump saying immigrants are “poisoning the blood” of our country – a remark that apparently hit close to home for the Kentucky Republican. “Are you comfortable with your party’s leading presidential candidate referring to immigrants as people who are poisoning the …

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McConnell Defies The Cult In Call For Aid To Ukraine

The Messenger reports: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., delivered remarks on the Senate floor on Monday in which he called for lawmakers to support an aid package that would provide funding for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and the southern border. “The bottom line is simple: We don’t have the luxury of addressing glaring threats to our national security one at …

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McConnell: Next Speaker Must End Motion To Vacate

The Washington Examiner reports: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) urged former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) replacement on Wednesday to eliminate the motion to vacate after the procedural tool was used to force the latter’s historic ouster. “I have no advice to give to House Republicans, except one: I hope whoever the next speaker is gets rid of the …

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McConnell: I’m Staying Out Of The Impeachment Fight

The Hill reports: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) says he plans to give Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and House Republicans plenty of space to pursue an impeachment inquiry against President Biden, after saying last month that “impeachment ought to be rare” and “is not good for our country.” Despite making clear his qualms about pursuing an impeachment inquiry against …

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CBS Poll: Over 75% Want Age Limit For Elected Officials

Axios reports: Over three-fourths of Americans think there should be a maximum age limit for elected officials, according to a CBS News/YouGov survey. The poll comes as attention toward the age of politicians has been in the spotlight after several incidents, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) freezing in front of reporters and ongoing concerns about President Biden’s age. …

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Hawley Calls On McConnell To Step Down As Leader

“I get asked about it constantly. I understand why people are concerned about it, I’m concerned about it. Listen Laura, I’ll be honest with you, I didn’t vote for Mitch McConnell for leader. He is not my choice to be leader and so I think we need a change. I’ve said that for months. If you’re concerned about the president’s …

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McConnell’s Doctor: No Evidence Of Stroke, Seizures

CNN reports: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s office released an update about the 81-year-old Kentuckian’s health after he froze in front of cameras last week for the second time in as many months. The note from Brian Monahan, the Capitol Hill attending physician, says there is no evidence of a stroke, seizure disorder or movement disorder like Parkinson’s disease. The …

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Dem Kentucky Gov Dodges On Senate Vacancy Law Requiring McConnell Be Replaced By Fellow Republican

The Washington Post reports: After Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) experienced his second freezing episode in five weeks, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) is declining to say whether he would follow a state law requiring him to appoint a Republican in the event of a Senate vacancy. A reporter asked Beshear on Thursday whether, if McConnell were to step …

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Haley: Senate Is Our “Most Privileged Nursing Home”

“It’s sad. No one should feel good about seeing that any more than we should feel good about seeing Dianne Feinstein, any more than we should feel good about a lot of what’s happening or seeing Joe Biden’s decline. What I will say is, right now the Senate is the most privileged nursing home in the country. I mean, Mitch …

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McConnell’s Doctor: He Is “Medically Clear” To Work

CNN reports: Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell is medically cleared to continue his schedule, the US Capitol physician said Thursday, after he froze for the second time in as many months in public. The statement comes as McConnell moved behind the scenes to reassure his allies and donors he can do his job – even as questions persist over how …

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GOP Senators Mull “Special” Meeting On Leadership

Politico reports: A handful of GOP senators is weighing whether to force a fraught internal debate about their leadership’s future after Mitch McConnell’s second public freeze-up in a month. Some rank-and-file Republicans have discussed the possibility of a broader conversation once senators return to Washington next week. Party leadership is not currently involved in those discussions, and nothing has been …

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McConnell’s Office: He Was “Momentarily Lightheaded”

Politico reports: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell froze for nearly 30 seconds during a press conference Wednesday, an episode his office attributed to him being “momentarily lightheaded.” The Senate minority leader, speaking in Kentucky, froze while answering questions from reporters. Aides stepped in to help McConnell out and repeat questions. Before McConnell froze, he was asked about whether he planned …

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