Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

Charles Booker, a Kentucky state representative, has received endorsements from national progressive leaders Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The attention has helped him raise more money in the final stretch of the primary contest against for

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Kentucky Democratic Primary To Decide Who Will Face McConnell Shows Split In Party

7:20am June 23, 2020

by Ryland Barton

Charles Booker, a Black progressive state representative, is mounting a strong challenge to Amy McGrath, the veteran recruited by top Democrats to run against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky walks to the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.

White House, Senate Agree To $2 Trillion Coronavirus Rescue Package

9:02am March 25, 2020

by Scott Neuman

The deal means Congress could be close to passing a deal, and it comes after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Republicans and Democrats had closed the gap on their differences.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he has abandoned attempts to reach an agreement with Democratic leadership.

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McConnell Will Move Ahead With Impeachment Trial Rules Without Democrats' Support

6:07pm January 07, 2020

by Kelsey Snell

The Senate majority leader says he has the votes to press ahead and won't seek a deal with Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who demanded witness testimony and rules for evidence.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, right, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer wait on stage together at the University of Louisville's McConnell Center before Schumer's scheduled speech last year.

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Past Impeachment Stands Dog Senate Leaders In Witness Stalemate

7:29pm December 23, 2019

by David Welna

The Senate's Republican and Democratic leaders disagree about including witnesses in an impeachment trial of President Trump. But each has flipped his stance since Bill Clinton's 1999 acquittal.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky walks off the House floor in April. In his chamber, McConnell can decide virtually by himself what the Senate will do — and even what it will consider doing.

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How Does One Man Have So Much Power Without Being President?

12:57pm August 17, 2019

by Ron Elving

Mitch McConnell's status stems from his post as the Senate majority leader. But few who have held this office have been able to wield it with this kind of result.

A sign is posted outside the U.S. Customs and Border Protection station in Clint, Texas, earlier this week, where lawyers reported that detained migrant children were held unbathed and hungry.

House Passes $4.5 Billion In Emergency Border Aid

9:46am June 26, 2019

by Scott Neuman

President Trump has threatened to veto the measure in favor of a Senate Republican version of the bill that would include about $50 million more for immigration courts.

The disclosure of millions of once-secret tobacco industry documents — which are now readily searchable online — has opened a window into Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's interactions with tobacco executives and lobbyists.

Tobacco's 'Special Friend': What Internal Documents Say About Mitch McConnell

8:36am June 17, 2019

by Tom Dreisbach

The Senate majority leader wants to raise the age for tobacco sales to 21. An NPR review of once-secret documents shows how closely McConnell has worked with the industry over decades.

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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McConnell's 2020 Plan: Cast GOP As 'Firewall' Against Socialism

7:09pm April 11, 2019

by Kelsey Snell

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell acknowledged that Republicans need to regain support with women and college graduates in the suburbs-- which he said led to loss of the House in 2018.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., argued a rules change was needed because Democrats were holding up President Trump's judicial and agency nominees.

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Senate Rewrites Rules To Speed Confirmations For Some Trump Nominees

5:52pm April 03, 2019

by Kelsey Snell

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the shorter debate time sets up a more reasonable process for considering nominees, but Democrats say it erodes the chamber's role to "advise and consent."

Sen. Edward Markey, D- Mass., speaks at a rally for the Green New Deal on Tuesday outside the Capitol in Washington. The deal failed to advance in the Senate.

Senate Blocks Green New Deal, But Climate Change Emerges As Key 2020 Issue

8:10pm March 26, 2019

by Susan Davis

The GOP-controlled Senate failed to advance a Democratic resolution led by New York freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that calls for the U.S. to reach zero net carbon emissions within 10 years.

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