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Mitch Mcconnell
early and often
Feb. 13, 2025
McConnell Finally Defies Trump, Now That He’s Irrelevant The former Senate majority leader voted against three Trump Cabinet picks, Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard, and RFK Jr. It’s too little, too late.
early and often
Jan. 24, 2025
Why Trump Isn’t Stressing About Losing GOP Votes for Hegseth Republicans have enough of a cushion to sustain defections from the likes of Collins and Murkowski.
early and often
Jan. 3, 2025
Unlike McConnell, John Thune Will Be Trump’s Willing Accomplice Despite all the drama over warring House Republicans, Trump’s radical legislative agenda will mostly be shaped by Thune’s compliant Senate.
GOP Leaders Finally Call Out Extremist Rhetoric (of Harris) In a statement, Mitch McConnell and Mike Johnson criticized Harris for calling Trump a “fascist,” an insult the former president has used against her.
early and often
June 6, 2024
Where Trump and McConnell Agree on ‘Peace Through Strength’ McConnell criticizes MAGA isolationism but favors massive defense spending. Trump thinks his own power matters most. Neither man cares for diplomacy.
early and often
Mar. 23, 2024
McConnell Stole a Supreme Court Seat. Is That the Norm Now? Debate over whether Sotomayor should retire reveals control of both the White House and Senate may be necessary to confirm anyone going forward.
Who Will Replace Mitch McConnell As GOP Senate Leader? John Cornyn and John Thune are the favorites, but they’re not the only candidates.
early and often
Mar. 3, 2024
2024 Senate Races: Democrats’ Tough Path to Keep Control The deck is stacked for Republicans, but polls show many of the Democratic incumbents will be hard to beat.
early and often
Feb. 29, 2024
Mitch McConnell’s Power Trip Finally Comes to an End With his control slipping due to health problems and a bad relationship with Donald Trump, McConnell announced he’ll step down as Senate leader.
the national interest
Feb. 29, 2024
early and often
Feb. 13, 2024
Speaker Johnson Caught Between Trump and a Hard Place on Ukraine Aid The House GOP was already deeply divided on the Senate-passed foreign-aid package. Then Trump said aid should be a loan.
early and often
Jan. 26, 2024
‘Trumpier Than Trump’ Coal Baron Runs for Senate — As a Democrat Ex-con, ex-Republican Don Blankenship is still full of rage at Joe Manchin and Mitch McConnell. His new party wants nothing to do with him.
early and often
Sept. 20, 2023
Could the House and Senate Flip in 2024? The Odds Look Good Democrats and Republicans switching control in the same election has never happened before, and it could mean renewed gridlock in Washington.
early and often
Sept. 6, 2023
McConnell Can’t Fully Quash Health Concerns, Even Among Senate Republicans The Capitol Hill doctor cleared McConnell after he froze for a second time, but a few Senate Republicans openly doubted his rosy health assessment.
early and often
Aug. 30, 2023
Mitch McConnell Freezes Again During Press Conference The 81-year-old Senate minority leader froze while taking questions from reporters in Kentucky, the second such incident in about a month.
early and often
Apr. 11, 2023
Senate Republicans Learn to Stop Worrying, Love Trump’s Comeback Many Republicans blamed Trump for their midterm losses. Now that he’s the clear 2024 front-runner, they’ve decided they can still live with him.
on with kara swisher
Jan. 23, 2023
Tim Wu on Why the GOP’s Crusade Against Big Tech Is Baloney The antitrust expert tells Kara Swisher how Republican leaders killed a crucial effort to rein in tech companies.
the national interest
Dec. 14, 2022
Brian Sicknick’s Family Snubs Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy Family members of a police officer who died following the attack on the Capitol refused to shake hands with Republican leaders at a medal ceremony .
Mitch McConnell Votes Against Respect for Marriage Act Despite the fact that it would protect his own interracial marriage.
early and often
Oct. 25, 2022
The Extreme Makeover That Could Swing the Senate Don Bolduc was gaffe-prone before a few million dollars’ worth of discipline.
early and often
Oct. 3, 2022
Trump Demanded a Government Shutdown and Nobody Noticed His incendiary jab at Mitch McConnell distracted from a complaint about congressional Republicans not opting to destroy their midterm chances.
early and often
Sept. 27, 2022
If You Really Love Democracy, You Can’t Love the U.S. Senate Mitch McConnell and Kyrsten Sinema are big on respecting the Senate as an institution, but valuing democracy means working to minimize its impact.
early and often
Sept. 1, 2022
Rick Scott Wants Mitch McConnell to Be ‘Cheerleader’ for Bad Candidates Scott, the Republican Senatorial Committee chairman, is upset at McConnell for merely hinting that weak MAGA candidates are a problem for the party.
the national interest
Aug. 19, 2022
Mitch McConnell’s Terrible Candidates Are His Own Fault This happened because the GOP decided not to confront Trump’s election lies.
the national interest
June 14, 2022
Why Biden Is Getting More Bipartisan Laws Than Anyone Expected I was skeptical he could get Republican to support anything. I was wrong.
early and often
May 14, 2022
The Republicans Who Saved Trump After January 6 This Will Not Pass demonstrates how GOP leaders betrayed their conscience in the name of power.
2022 midterms
Apr. 27, 2022
Republicans Can Still Fumble Away the Senate The GOP is favored to retake the Senate in 2022, but they’ve screwed up similar situations through a combination of extremism, gaffes, and bad luck.
the national interest
Apr. 12, 2022
Rick Scott Doubles Down on His Bonkers Agenda for the GOP Mitch McConnell publicly rejected Scott’s disastrous plan, so now the Florida senator has written an op-ed to whine about his persecution.
Rick Scott’s Bonkers GOP Agenda Shows Why McConnell Doesn’t Want One If you think Donald Trump is too moderate, the Florida senator has got an 11-point plan just for you.
Republican Senators Once Blamed Trump for January 6. They Forgot. Many Republicans harshly criticized Trump even as they voted to acquit in his second impeachment trial. One year later, they’re defending the rioters.
kyrsten sinema
Jan. 30, 2022
Kyrsten Sinema’s New Republican Friends Aren’t Going to Vote for Her Her antics have cost her the support of Arizona Democrats, and she won’t be saved by the Republicans lionizing her for “saving the Senate.”
Stephen Breyer and the End of the Apolitical Supreme Court Even John Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett claim to be above politics. But Breyer may be the last justice to actually believe it.
election coup
Jan. 20, 2022
The Election Law Central to January 6 Might Actually Get Fixed Both Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy are “open” to reform of the Electoral Count Act.
the national interest
Jan. 20, 2022
The Filibuster Is Living on Borrowed Time Mitch McConnell wants you to think the fight is over. It’s not.
The GOP Has Adopted an Anti-Voting-Rights Case It Once Rejected Today’s Republicans are using the same arguments southern Democrats once used to oppose the original Voting Rights Act.
McConnell Dragged Into Twisted Trump-Graham Drama Graham’s threat to help oust McConnell is a bit confusing, unless you’ve been following the South Carolina senator’s bonkers friendship with Trump.
2022 midterms
Jan. 11, 2022
Larry Hogan and the Fantasy World of Moderate Republicanism Republicans are trying to talk Maryland governor Larry Hogan into a Senate run, but his brand of politics probably isn’t the party’s future.
the national interest
Jan. 6, 2022
Republicans Want You to Think January 6 Was Random Violence Political violence that has major-party support is categorically different.
Will a Doomed Voting-Rights Push Really Help Biden? Democrats’ “supercharged” drive to pass voting-rights legislation, which will likely fail, could discourage base voters more than sober realism.
The Rights Blue States May Lose If the GOP Returns to Power Today Republicans are all about states’ rights. If they win in 2024, they’ll likely embrace federal activism on everything from abortion to voting.
Harry Reid and the Power of Persistence Reid’s unlikely climb to power and his record as Senate Democratic leader were a testament to his determined loyalty to his party and his state.
joe manchin
Dec. 22, 2021
Could Joe Manchin Really Switch Parties? The senator may become a Republican one day, but giving up the enormous leverage he holds over Democrats right now makes little sense.
republicans
Dec. 21, 2021
Will the ‘Post-Trump Era’ Ever Begin? Considering a potential retirement over Senate leadership, Republican John Thune may be realizing that politics after Trump is actually far away.
Could Trump Really Depose Mitch McConnell? It’s hard to imagine Republicans denying Donald Trump anything he demanded, but ousting Mitch McConnell as GOP leader won’t be easy.
What Is Congress Even Doing Right Now? A Brief Guide. Congress is tangled in interlocking bills and delayed crises. Here’s the real status and deadline on reconciliation, the debt ceiling, and the rest.
McConnell Strikes Convoluted Deal to Let Democrats Avoid a Debt Default Leave it to Mitch to devise a phony mechanism to get Republican votes for a measure that will saddle Democrats wrongly with blame for debt increase.
2022 midterms
Dec. 3, 2021
McConnell Signals GOP Will Run on Pure Obstruction in the Midterms They disagree on a lot of things, but Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump both believe in the pursuit of power as an end in itself.
government shutdown
Dec. 1, 2021
Will Republicans Force a Government Shutdown to Fight Biden’s Vaccine Mandates? A small group of conservatives can gum up the works and force at least a brief shutdown. But with Omicron looming, the timing is strange.
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