Mitch McConnell

D.C. 04/04/22, 15:04

A Republican from Missouri will not support a judiciary candidate for the nation's highest court. Sen. Roy Blunt refused to vote in support of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. "She is certainly qualified [and] I think she has got a great personality ... but the judicial philosophy seems to be ...

D.C. 03/28/22, 16:46

Different Republicans have complete confidence in a judiciary official whose spouse approves of the previous president's push for free and fair voting. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) joined Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in endorsing Clarence Thomas. "I admire and respect Clarence Thomas. I think he has ...

Trending 02/09/22, 02:23

A Republican from Kentucky urged party leaders to stop targeting members for holding divergent views. Sen. Mitch McConnell joined colleagues in denouncing the Republican National Committee (RNC) for censuring Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) and fellow Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) The pair were widely criticized for helping House Democrats blame former President ...

U.S. 01/25/22, 15:11

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) explained that he inadvertently omitted a word in a remark about Black voters that sparked a massive backlash. The backlash emerged online after McConnell last Wednesday responded to a question asking if color voters would be negatively impacted if Democrats' sweeping election voting bill did not pass. He answered at ...

U.S. 01/18/22, 03:30

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has the Republican Party's complete endorsement. Mitt Romney believes McConnell will receive full GOP support as Senate minority leader. "I think there is full support for Mitch McConnell, there is no question about that," he said in a video shared on YouTube. "I have not heard anything other ...

2022 Campaign 01/15/22, 16:39

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said that he would support Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for the position of Senate Republican leader again if he can prove a “working relationship” with former President Donald Trump, who Graham said will win the White House in 2024. “He’s the most consequential Republican since Ronald Reagan. ...

U.S. 10/05/21, 17:05

America can avoid financial default if every Republican stops questioning the Biden administration, the president said on Oct. 4. Joe Biden ordered every Republican senator to let Democrats raise the national debt ceiling without opposition. "They need to stop playing Russian roulette with the U.S. economy," he said in a statement. "Republicans ...

U.S. 09/28/21, 18:18

A political committee that leads the national Republican Party took legal action against two Vermont cities for letting noncitizens vote on Sept. 28. The Republican National Committee (RNC) is suing Montpellier and Winooski for allegedly breaching electoral integrity. Both town charters are accused of violating a fundamental rule that only Americans ...

U.S. 09/20/21, 15:47

Donald Trump is reportedly searching for a new Senate minority leader on Sept. 19. The former president hopes to find a new replacement for Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to take over as the Republican Party's most influential person. Sources familiar with the situation revealed Trump recently spoke with senators and allies about potentially removing ...

Middle East 08/16/21, 16:17

Joe Biden's administration faces criticism from both sides of the aisle over its mismanaged U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Republicans and Democrats criticized the president for letting the Taliban seize control of Kabul much sooner than expected. Biden had intended to end a two decades-long armed conflict in the Middle Eastern country. However, ...

U.S. 08/12/21, 01:42

The Senate passed a budget resolution in a party-line vote on Wednesday, Aug. 11, which will provide the framework for Democrats to pass their proposed $3.5 trillion spending plan without Republican support later this year. Senators approved the budget plan in a 50-49 vote without any supportive vote from Republicans. The spending package, ...

U.S. 08/11/21, 03:05

Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell led a minority group of Republican senators who joined the entire Democratic caucus to vote for a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill on Tuesday, Aug. 10. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, or H.R. 3684, passed the Senate in a 69-30 vote, delivering a significant victory for President Joe ...

U.S. 08/05/21, 15:36

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Wednesday, Aug. 4, laid out the Republican Party’s demands for a government-funding deal as Congress seeks a bipartisan consensus on a spending package to help avoid a looming shutdown. “When it comes to floor consideration, we cannot and will not start planting individual trees ...

U.S. 07/26/21, 16:47

Donald Trump has urged U.S. Senate Republicans not to show they can work with Democrats through quickly agreeing to a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package. The former president wants the GOP to abandon talks until a fair election is held in the New Year. He expects Republicans will regain control of Congress after ...

Opinion 07/25/21, 19:21

A fight over whether to promote Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Virus vaccines more aggressively is claimed to be dividing the Republican membership. Those concerned about the virus's return oppose a GOP minority that recently raised alarm about the national immunization program. Politico reported the widening split is evident on Capitol Hill ...

U.S. 07/22/21, 19:31

GOP House Budget Committee members will crack down on high inflation rates, and what they call a lack of policies to address them. They urged the Biden administration to reduce the unprecedented level of public spending in past decades, which could have contributed to consumer price hikes. In a letter addressed ...

U.S. 07/22/21, 06:21

Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has called on the American people to get COVID-19 vaccines, warning of a repeat of rising cases that paralyzed the country last year. “Get vaccinated!” McConnell wrote in a tweet on Wednesday, July 21. “These shots need to get into everybody’s arms as rapidly as possible, ...

D.C. 06/28/21, 20:53

A Republican from Kentucky wants the president to give his word that no new infrastructure funding will be spent on environmental ambitions. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell wants Joe Biden to guarantee a bipartisan infrastructure bill will not include millions to meet left-wing Green New Deal targets. "The president has appropriately delinked ...

Trending 04/29/21, 00:06

A Republican from South Carolina exposed one of the national capitol's major media companies for spreading false and misleading details about his family history. Sen. Tim Scott caught The Washington Post reporting what he considers 'fake news' about his ancestors' financial situation. Fact checker editor Glenn Kessler incorrectly concluded Scott's family was ...

D.C. 04/23/21, 02:44

A Republican from South Carolina will respond to the president's first address to U.S. Congress. Senior Republicans recently appointed Sen. Tim Scott to deliver the GOP's official response to President Biden's first speech since being sworn into office at a joint session of Congress on April 28. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell ...