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News Articles: mitch mcconnell

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrives to cast his vote at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 24.

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  • Politics

Sen. Mitch McConnell says he will not seek reelection in 2026

The Kentucky Republican has served more than 40 years in the chamber, and became one of the most consequential and divisive legislators in recent history.

February 20, 2025
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By:
  • Susan Davis and
  • Lexie Schapitl
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is a survivor of childhood polio and was the only Senate Republican who opposed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. leading the Department of Health and Human Services.

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  • Health

Why Mitch McConnell voted against RFK Jr. for health secretary

A survivor of childhood polio, Sen. Mitch McConnell was the only Republican in the Senate to vote no. Here's how he explained his vote.

February 13, 2025
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By:
  • Carmel Wroth
A lawsuit filed by the Kentucky attorney general says TikTok considered ways to use its content to appeal to Sen. Mitch McConnell.

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  • National

Kentucky TikTok suit says company considered using Ky. creators to sway Sen. Mitch McConnell

The suit says videos by Kentucky small businesses were identified as possibly of interest to the senator, who has expressed concern about the app's effect on kids

October 19, 2024
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By:
  • Sylvia Goodman
From left: Oprah, Flaco, Caitlin Clark

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  • National

These 3 high-fliers all made the quiz this week — with a mix of joy and sadness

This week's quiz sadly falls on March 1, delaying our plan for a Friday leap day-themed quiz until 2036. Thankfully, a lot else happened in the news. Were you paying attention?

March 01, 2024
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By:
  • Holly J. Morris
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will step down as Republican leader in November.

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  • Politics

Mitch McConnell will step down as Senate minority leader in November

McConnell announced his plans Wednesday on the Senate floor, where he talked about waiting for a day when he would have total clarity about the end of his work: "That day arrived today."

February 28, 2024
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By:
  • Lexie Schapitl and
  • Susan Davis
The Senate has approved a short-term spending bill to keep the government funded until early March. The House is set to vote on the measure later today.

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  • Politics

Congress passes stopgap spending measure to dodge Friday shutdown threat

The House and the Senate have approved a short-term measure to keep the full federal government funded until early March.

January 18, 2024
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By:
  • Eric McDaniel
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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By:
  • 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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By:
  • 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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By:
  • 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
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