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News Articles: mitch mcconnell

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, is helped by, from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, after the 81-year-old GOP leader froze at the microphones as he arrived for a news conference, at the Capitol in Washington on July 26.

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  • Politics

Age ain't nothing but a number but for aging lawmakers, it's raising questions

Elected officials are (almost) the oldest they have ever been in Washington which is causing discussions over what it means to be fit for office.

September 03, 2023
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  • Kelsey Snell
The median age of U.S. senators is 65 — a record high — while the median age of representatives in the House is 58.

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  • Politics

After McConnell's and Feinstein's episodes, should age limits be on the table?

Two of the oldest members of the U.S. Senate showed the vulnerabilities that come with gerontocracy last week. But age limits can still be difficult to talk about or pass as law.

July 31, 2023
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters following a policy meeting at the Capitol Tuesday.

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  • Politics

Mitch McConnell hospitalized with a concussion after a fall

The top Senate Republican suffered a concussion and will remain in the hospital for observation and treatment after a fall on Wednesday evening at a D.C. hotel. He had been attending a private dinner.

March 09, 2023
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By:
  • Claudia Grisales and
  • Ximena Bustillo
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell also challenged the RNC's characterization of the Jan. 6 riot as "legitimate political discourse."

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  • Politics

Mitch McConnell criticizes the RNC for censuring 2 Republicans on Jan. 6 panel

In a rare break with his party, the Senate minority leader said that it's not the RNC's job to single out party members with different views, referring to Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger.

February 09, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. The House of Representatives passed a bill to keep the government funded and suspend the debt ceiling, but Republicans are expected to block it in the Senate.

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  • Politics

Democrats Face Uncertain Path To Avoid Fiscal Calamity

Democrats have just over a week to come up with a plan to avoid a government shutdown after tying a spending bill to a suspension of the federal debt limit.

September 22, 2021
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By:
  • Kelsey Snell
People take part in a worship service during the annual Southern Baptist Convention meeting Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: The Southern Baptist Convention's Political Tides; VP Harris Visits Georgia

Friday on Political Rewind: Deep political and theological divides among leaders in the Southern Baptist Convention are on vivid display during the SBC’s annual meeting in Nashville this week. Also, for the third time the Supreme Court has turned back an effort to end Obamacare in a lawsuit brought by Georgia’s Chris Carr and other GOP state attorneys general. Is the Affordable Care Act finally finished as a wedge political issue?

June 18, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, called a post-presidency Senate trial for Trump "vindictive."

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  • Politics

Lawmakers React As Trump Senate Impeachment Trial Gets Timetable

Prominent Republicans continued to criticize the idea of trying an out-of-office president, while some Democrats worried about hampering President Biden's agenda.

January 24, 2021
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  • Jason Slotkin
President Trump leaves after speaking in the Diplomatic Room of the White House on Thanksgiving.

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  • Analysis

The Political World Starts To Move On From Trump

The president continues to cry foul about an election he lost, but he's running out of time and options, as even his own party is beginning to abandon him.

December 05, 2020
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  • Domenico Montanaro
Judy Shelton testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee during a February hearing on her nomination to the Federal Reserve's board of governors. A slim majority in the Senate is expected to confirm Shelton this week.

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  • Economy

Controversial Fed Nominee Set To Prevail In Senate Confirmation Vote This Week

The Senate is expected to vote this week on the controversial nomination of Judy Shelton to the Federal Reserve's governing board. She appears to have support from a slim majority of senators.

November 16, 2020
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  • Scott Horsley
Joe Biden rallied supporters Wednesday, Nov. 4, in Wilmington, Del. Though he is now U.S. president-elect, Biden will have to await outcomes of January run-off races in the Senate to know much support he's likely to get there for his health care agenda.

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  • Health

What Biden's Election Means For U.S. Health Care And Public Health

The Trump administration has been marked by a scaled-back federal investment and involvement in U.S. health care. Biden's team has plans to change that — even if Republicans retain Senate control.

November 09, 2020
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
Steve Wynn speaks to reporters in Massachusetts in 2016, when he still led Wynn Resorts. In 2018, Wynn stepped down from the company after a series of allegations of sexual misconduct, including one allegation of rape. Wynn has denied any wrongdoing.

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  • Investigations

GOP Welcomes Steve Wynn's Millions, Despite Rape And Harassment Allegations

Former casino mogul Steve Wynn has been accused of rape, sexual assault and harassment. Still, politicians have continued to accept major campaign contributions from Wynn, who has denied wrongdoing.

October 23, 2020
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach
Judge Amy Coney Barrett, pictured in 2018, of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is a favorite among social conservatives.

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  • Politics

Who Is Amy Coney Barrett, Front-Runner For The Supreme Court Nomination?

The 48-year-old judge, a possible replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is seen as having a proven conservative track record. Here are her views on faith, precedent, guns and more.

September 24, 2020
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg and
  • Domenico Montanaro
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., said he believes the Senate should not fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg until after the 2020 election, noting that voting has already started and Republicans took a similar stance in 2016.

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  • Politics

Cory Booker: GOP Should 'Honor Their Word' On Court Vacancy

In an interview with NPR's Weekend Edition, the Democratic senator said the Supreme Court vacancy should be filled by a nominee from the winner of the presidential election.

September 20, 2020
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  • Rachel Treisman
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., says it would be "political hypocrisy" for Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to hold a vote before Election Day on any nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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  • Law

Patrick Leahy Says A Vote Now To Replace Ginsburg Would Be 'Political Hypocrisy'

The Vermont Democrat said a vote before Election Day would break with the position Republicans embraced in 2016 when they refused to consider the nomination of Obama nominee Merrick Garland.

September 19, 2020
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  • Jason Slotkin
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., makes the thumbs up sign as he leaves the Senate floor after reaching an agreement to advance a bill ending the government shutdown, Monday Jan. 22, 2018.

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  • Politics

Shutdown Over, Democrats Angry With Schumer

On this edition of Political Rewind guest hosted by Rickey Bevington , we break down the compromise between Republicans and Democrats to end the...

January 22, 2018
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By:
  • Rickey Bevington

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