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Inside the marriage of Sen. Mitch McConnell and his wife, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao

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Post date July 11, 2026

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Mitch McConnell Won’t Seek Re-Election in 2026, Ending Tenure as Republican Power Broker

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Post date February 20, 2025

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Who Will Replace Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP Leader? It Remains Deeply Uncertain

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Post date November 3, 2024

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TikTok once planned to use content posted by its users to influence Mitch McConnell, lawsuit reveals

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Post date October 20, 2024

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The race to succeed Mitch McConnell just got a bit more crowded

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Post date May 23, 2024

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Mitch McConnell to Step Down as GOP Leader, Ending Historic Tenure

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Post date February 28, 2024

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear won’t say if he’d follow the state’s new Senate vacancy law and appoint another Republican if McConnell steps down

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Post date September 2, 2023

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Mitch McConnell abruptly stops speaking in the middle of a press conference before being whisked away

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Post date July 26, 2023

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Republican senators want Mitch McConnell and Rick Scott to stop their ‘petty bickering’: ‘Can’t we all just get along?’

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Post date February 14, 2023

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House Gridlock Continues While Biden and McConnell Join Hands

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Post date January 4, 2023

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Zelenskyy made a secret phone call to Mitch McConnell urging him to pass a provision that would give Ukraine the seized fortunes of Russian oligarchs: report

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Post date December 29, 2022

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Mitch McConnell laments that there’s no stopping Trump from inserting himself into Georgia’s Senate race but says the runoff gives Republicans ‘another chance to get it right’

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Post date November 16, 2022

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Democrats resigned to losing the House see a silver lining in 2024 if Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell clash and fail to rein in the Trump wing of the GOP

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Post date November 5, 2022

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Trump goes on a tear on Truth Social, complaining about the New York Post and accusing it of defending Mitch McConnell

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Post date August 31, 2022

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Trump calls Mitch McConnell a ‘pawn for the Democrats’ and said he must be replaced as Senate leader after he criticized GOP candidates

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Post date August 24, 2022

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Biden’s call for Congress to suspend federal gas taxes is landing with a thud with everyone ranging from McConnell to Pelosi

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Post date June 22, 2022

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Marjorie Taylor Greene appeared to imply Ukraine is not a dangerous war zone because Pelosi and McConnell visited the country

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Post date May 15, 2022

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Mitch McConnell and GOP Senators Meet President Zelensky in Surprise Kyiv Stop

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Post date May 14, 2022

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Sen. Mitch McConnell said a national abortion ban would be ‘possible’ if Roe v. Wade is overturned

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Post date May 7, 2022

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Mitch McConnell said that the GOP may screw up the midterms if it lets ‘unacceptable’ candidates get fielded in critical Senate races

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Post date April 12, 2022

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Mitch McConnell — who Donald Trump continually mocked and criticized — says he would still back Trump if he becomes the GOP’s 2024 presidential candidate

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Post date April 8, 2022

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McConnell says it’s ‘important’ for Lisa Murkowski to win reelection and defeat Trump-backed opponent

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Post date April 7, 2022

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Mitch McConnell says he has ‘total confidence’ in Justice Thomas’ impartiality after it was revealed that his wife texted about overturning the 2020 election with Trump’s chief of staff

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Post date March 25, 2022

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Mo Brooks called Mitch McConnell a ‘RINO Republican’ in a new video and pledged to oust the Senate GOP leader if elected

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Post date March 21, 2022

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McConnell says he is undecided on backing Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court

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Post date March 20, 2022

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Sen. Mitch McConnell shrugs off Trump’s ‘Old Crow’ nickname for him: ‘It’s my favorite bourbon’

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Post date February 9, 2022

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McConnell Rebukes RNC, Calls Jan. 6 ‘Violent Insurrection’

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Post date February 9, 2022

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Trump went after ‘Old Crow Mitch McConnell’ in a statement issued after Pence said the former president was ‘wrong’

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Post date February 4, 2022

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52% of Republicans disapprove of Mitch McConnell as Trump ramps up his pressure campaign to topple him: poll

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Post date December 27, 2021

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Mitch McConnell invited Joe Manchin to join the GOP after he tanked Biden’s spending plan, saying he’d be ‘more comfortable’ there

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Post date December 22, 2021

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Trump says McConnell ‘should be replaced’ as the Senate GOP leader ‘ASAP’ as the chamber’s Republicans largely shrug

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Post date December 18, 2021

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Mitch McConnell is taking a big gamble on lifting the debt limit that could spark a GOP revolt over blowing a hole in the filibuster

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Post date December 7, 2021

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Trump announced he was skipping Biden’s inauguration after he learned McConnell was planning to disinvite him, book says

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Post date November 15, 2021

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Trump berates McConnell for ‘jeopardizing’ GOP electoral prospects over the bipartisan infrastructure legislation, says the leader should attend the bill signing

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Post date November 14, 2021

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Trump releases statement trashing McConnell for not passing infrastructure while he was president. But it was Trump who walked away from a $2 trillion deal in 2019.

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Post date November 9, 2021

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Trump slams Mitch McConnell and GOP lawmakers who voted in favor of infrastructure bill

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Post date November 7, 2021

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After conceding to a debt limit extension Mitch McConnell criticized Chuck Schumer’s leadership in a scathing letter to President Biden

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Post date October 9, 2021

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Trump urged GOP senators to vote ‘no’ on raising the debt ceiling. 11 senators, including Mitch McConnell, ignored him and voted to pave the way for passage.

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Post date October 7, 2021

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Mitch McConnell is struggling to get Senate Republicans behind his debt deal as the US nears possible default within two weeks

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Post date October 7, 2021

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The House approves a measure to avoid government shutdown and debt default, but McConnell is poised to torpedo it in the Senate

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Post date September 21, 2021

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McConnell was not shocked by Trump’s 2020 loss, said there were ‘so many Maalox moments’ during his presidency: book

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Post date September 18, 2021

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Trump threatened to primary GOP lawmakers who favor the bipartisan infrastructure plan. 17 Republicans just voted to advance it, including Mitch McConnell.

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Post date July 28, 2021

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Nancy Pelosi rips McConnell for touting stimulus aid for Kentucky: ‘Vote no and take the dough’

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Post date July 6, 2021

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Top Stories this AM: Kim Jong Un’s weight worries some; McConnell pushed Barr to stop Trump says book; heatwave forces Northwest into cooling centers;

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Post date June 28, 2021

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Mitch McConnell stayed silent on election fraud claims while quietly pleading with Bill Barr to speak out against them, book says

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Post date June 27, 2021

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Chuck Schumer compared McConnell to Southern senators who fought civil rights reforms in the ’60s over GOP opposition to the voting rights bill

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Post date June 23, 2021

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Democrats renew calls to end the filibuster after McConnell said he’s ‘100%’ focused on stopping Biden

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Post date May 6, 2021

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Clash Coming: Joe Biden and Mitch McConnell Are Preparing for a Spending Standoff

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Post date May 4, 2021

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Mitch McConnell retracts his demand that corporations ‘stay out of politics’ amid outrage over Georgia’s voting law

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Post date April 7, 2021

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Mitch McConnell Tries to Have it Both Ways on Corporate Cash

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Post date April 7, 2021

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McConnell expresses confidence in Fauci’s expertise and urges Republican men to get the COVID-19 vaccine

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Post date April 5, 2021

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Why Mitch McConnell Might Not Get a Donald Trump Reprieve

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Post date March 9, 2021

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GOP leader Mitch McConnell defends Senate vote to acquit Trump in WSJ op-ed

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Post date February 15, 2021

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McConnell, Graham, and Grassley voted against Bill Clinton in his 1998 impeachment. They just acquitted Trump of inciting an insurrection.

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Post date February 13, 2021

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Joe Biden and Mitch McConnell Could End Up in a Truce, Thanks to Myanmar

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Post date February 11, 2021

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McConnell Wants to Delay Impeachment Trial to Give Trump Time to Prepare His Defense

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Post date January 21, 2021

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McConnell sent a memo to GOP senators explaining how an impeachment trial would go down, saying it likely wouldn’t happen until after Trump leaves office

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Post date January 8, 2021

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McConnell ties full repeal of Section 230 to push for $2,000 stimulus checks

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Post date December 29, 2020

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Mitch McConnell Warns Republicans Not to Fight Biden’s Electoral College Win

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Post date December 15, 2020

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President Trump’s Rush to Strike COVID-19 Relief Deal Could Divide Republicans, McConnell Warns

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Post date October 20, 2020

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McConnell Faces Risks in Advancing a Trump Supreme Court Replacement for Ginsburg

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Post date September 18, 2020

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McConnell Says Local Budget Offices Are Hoarding Cash. They Say: Malarkey

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Post date August 4, 2020

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Jobless people would be better off with a second stimulus check than with the payroll tax cut that Trump is championing: McConnell

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Post date July 25, 2020

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Mitch McConnell says he hopes to negotiate a stimulus agreement ‘in the next few weeks’ with millions of Americans set to lose their enhanced unemployment benefits

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Post date July 24, 2020

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McConnell, Pelosi decline Trump administration offer of rapid coronavirus tests for Congress

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Post date May 2, 2020

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In Joint Statement, Pelosi and McConnell Decline Quick COVID-19 Tests Offered by President Trump

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Post date May 2, 2020

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Mitch McConnell Urges FDA To Ease CBD Regulations ‘Within 120 Days’

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Post date September 18, 2019

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McConnell: Democrat ‘Theatrics’ Won’t Bring a Vote on Background Checks for Guns

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Post date September 10, 2019

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Mitch McConnell Won’t Call Senators Back Early But Wants to Consider Gun Background Checks in the Fall

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Post date August 8, 2019

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Trump campaign halts Twitter spending after the platform locked out a McConnell account

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Post date August 8, 2019

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‘Oh, We’d Fill It.’ Mitch McConnell Says He’d Fill a Supreme Court Vacancy in 2020

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Post date May 28, 2019

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‘Case Closed’: McConnell Urges Congress to Move On From Mueller Report

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Post date May 7, 2019

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