Tag: Mitch McConnell

Several Republican Senators Are Suddenly Open To Electoral Reform. Dems Are Skeptical.

By Matt Shuham | January 5, 2022 5:03 p.m.

Nothing To See Here: McConnell Claims State Legislatures Would Never Overturn Elections

By Matt Shuham | January 4, 2022 4:09 p.m.

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 02: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) holds a press conference following the Senate GOP policy luncheon in the Rayburn Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 2, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Mitch McConnell

Gleeful McConnell Keeps Trying To Woo Manchin Into Joining GOP After BBB Blowup

By Cristina Cabrera | December 22, 2021 10:54 a.m.

McConnell Says Public ‘Needs To Know’ Jan. 6 Committee Findings After Opposing Its Creation

By Kate Riga | December 17, 2021 11:05 a.m.

Trump-Endorsed Murkowski Challenger Says She Wouldn’t Support McConnell As GOP Leader

By Summer Concepcion | December 13, 2021 6:49 p.m.

Fly High, Mitch. You’re A Crow Now.

Trump has a new nickname for one of his favorite punching bags, Mitch McConnell: 'Old Broken Crow.'

By Summer Concepcion | November 17, 2021 4:48 p.m.

McConnell States That Revival Of Stalled Voting Rights Push ‘Is Going Nowhere’

By Summer Concepcion | October 14, 2021 6:44 p.m.

Senate GOP Filibusters Bill That Would Avert Gov’t Shutdown And Debt Ceiling Catastrophe

By Kate Riga | September 27, 2021 6:39 p.m.

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) walks through the Senate subway on his way to the fourth day of the Senates second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol on February 12, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump’s defense team begins their presentation of the defense that Trump should not be held responsible for the January 6th attack at the U.S. Capitol on First Amendment grounds and the fact that he is no longer in office. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Mitch McConnell

Where Things Stand: McConnell’s Not Biting

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By Nicole Lafond | September 21, 2021 6:22 p.m.

We covered a report over the weekend about ex-President Trump’s ambition to boot longtime Republican leader Mitch McConnell out of office. McConnell has refused to comment on the news, a stance first reported by the Wall Street Journal on Sunday, and he shrugged again today.