Mitch McConnell

McConnell weighs endorsing Trump. It’s a stark turnaround after Jan. 6, 2021, attack

Senate leader Mitch McConnell is the highest-ranking Republican in Congress who has yet to endorse Donald Trump’s bid to return to the White House — having once called the defeated…

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South Dakota Sen. John Thune jumps into race to succeed McConnell

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Texas Sen. Cornyn announces run for GOP leader to succeed McConnell

McConnell’s exit as Senate leader means new uncertainty as GOP falls in line with Trump

February 29, 2024

Long before Sen. Mitch McConnell surprised colleagues Wednesday announcing he would step down as the Republican leader this fall, he knew the time had come. Hard-right Republican senators aligned with…

McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November

February 28, 2024

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…

Biden to urge Congress’ top leaders to keep Govt open, send aid to Ukraine & Israel

February 27, 2024

President Joe Biden was meeting Tuesday with the top four leaders of Congress to press them to act quickly to avoid a looming government shutdown early next month and to…

McConnell on GOP calling for his ouster: ‘They’ve had their shot’

February 9, 2024

After months of negotiations and delays, the Senate on Thursday voted to move forward on legislation that would provide wartime aid to Ukraine and Israel. While far from a final…

Senators are racing to win support for a border deal as aid to Ukraine hangs in the balance

January 23, 2024

Senate negotiators were laboring to win wide support for a deal on border policy as they entered what could be a pivotal stretch for a painstakingly negotiated compromise that could…

A deal on US border policy is close. Here’s how it is shaping up, what’s at stake

December 21, 2023

Amid grueling negotiations, the contours of a bipartisan border security and immigration deal are beginning to take shape, emerging even as Congress leaves town having failed to publicly unveil any…

Senate looks to speed ahead on funding bill to avert shutdown

November 15, 2023

The Senate was pushing toward a swift vote Wednesday on a temporary government funding package as lawmakers sought to keep the holiday season free from any suspense over a government…

McConnell, standing apart in a changing GOP, goes on his decades-long push against Russia

November 10, 2023

As he faces the end of his fourth decade in the Senate, Mitch McConnell‘s unwavering advocacy for Ukraine has set him apart from many of his GOP colleagues, many of…

Sen. GOP outline border security measures they want as a condition for aiding Ukraine

November 6, 2023

Senate Republicans have released a sweeping set of U.S. border security proposals as a condition for sending more aid to Ukraine, laying out a draft plan to resume construction on…

McConnell warns: Political support for Ukraine is in danger

October 7, 2023

The collapse of Ukraine aid in Congress was months in the making, and exactly what Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell had feared. McConnell had warned that political support for Ukraine…

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