Mitch McConnell
Where Things Stand: Congress Back In Session Today, Expectations Low 
This is your TPM afternoon briefing.
07.20.20 | 12:35 pm
Congress is back in session and if lawmakers are able to band together to pass some sort of COVID-19 relief package in coming weeks, it might be the last major piece of legislation we see before the 2020 election.
Which means: things could get ridiculous. There’s too much at risk to expect any different.
The Cost To Save Our Democracy Is $4 Billion. McConnell Is Refusing To Pay It.
This chaos and voter suppression are entirely preventable. Secretaries of States and election officials should be doing everything in their power to expand mail-in voting, guarantee no-excuse absentee ballots, and expand early voting. And Congress should be providing them the resources to do so.
06.18.20 | 5:42 pm
Where Things Stand: This Alleged ‘Double Standard’
This is your TPM early-afternoon briefing.
06.10.20 | 1:04 pm
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell stood on the Senate floor this morning, nobly calling out the “double standard” he thinks is being applied to protests amid COVID-19.