Mitch McConnell

U.S. 03/25/21, 08:37

President Joe Biden has not invited Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to the White House, several months after the Republican leader voted to certify Biden's victory in the 2020 election. Appearing on Fox News on Wednesday, March 24, McConnell also revealed that he and Biden have barely spoken to each ...

U.S. 03/23/21, 05:12

On Monday, March 22, Former President Donald Trump said that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) “can't rein in his own people,” suggesting that Republicans should replace him with a better leader. “I think we need better leadership than Mitch McConnell and stronger leadership," Trump said in an interview on “The Truth ...

U.S. 03/16/21, 18:18

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has stood up against the Democrats' plan to demolish the filibuster. During a speech on the Senate floor on Tuesday, March 16, he slammed their idea. He said the Senate would become a "100-car pileup," and "even the most basic aspects" of its business would ...

Opinion 03/08/21, 08:37

Opinion A Republican from South Carolina claimed the previous president's party membership could ruin the GOP. Sen. Lindsey Graham was caught on camera, admitting he thought the former president would undermine the Republican Party. "[Donald Trump] could make the Republican Party something that nobody else I know could make it," he said in ...

U.S. 03/05/21, 04:08

Former President Donald Trump released a fiery statement on Thursday, March 4, blasting Republican strategist Karl Rove, GOP Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, and other Republicans. “Karl Rove has been losing for years, except for himself,” Trump wrote. “He’s a RINO of the highest order, who came to the Oval Office ...

U.S. 03/04/21, 03:33

The Justice Department declined to pursue an ethics inquiry against Elaine Chao, former transportation secretary, and wife of Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), according to a report released Wednesday, March 3. In a 44-page report, an inspector general overseeing the Transportation Department accused Chao of using her office staff to ...

U.S. 02/26/21, 05:12

A controversial Republican from Kentucky with a history of conflict with the previous president now wants to help his former party leader make a comeback. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) significantly reversed his earlier criticism of Donald Trump and supported his presidential nomination for the 2024 election. "The nominee of the party? Absolutely," ...

U.S. 02/14/21, 22:12

A Democrat from California who tried to impeach the president a second time surprised viewers by calling the creator of the universe a female. House impeachment manager Eric Swalwell used a nationally televised interview on MSNBC to declare God is a woman. "We could have called God herself and the Republicans were ...

D.C. 02/10/21, 23:48

A Republican from Michigan had to show remorse after criticizing political rivals for their recollection of the Capitol siege in Washington. State Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey has apologized for questioning the Democratic Party's narrative on how extreme rioters allegedly stormed the Capitol building on Jan. 6. "I said some things in ...

U.S. 02/10/21, 02:40

On Tuesday, prominent lawyer Lin Wood swore under oath that he has evidence proving former Vice President Mike Pence is a "traitor" and said he had turned over the evidence to the U.S. Secret Service. Wood said he included the evidence in a court filing in response to an attempt to ...

U.S. 02/04/21, 03:25

A Democrat that has controlled the White House for two weeks is failing to inspire confidence in his ability to run the country, a new study found. The latest Quinnipiac University national poll found Joe Biden's approval rating fell short of the satisfactory benchmark of 50%. Only 49% of 1,075 respondents thought ...

U.S. 02/02/21, 04:05

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell issued a statement on Monday, Feb. 1, backing House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Liz Cheney amid backlash over her vote to impeach former President Trump. “Liz Cheney is a leader with deep convictions and the courage to act on them,” McConnell said in a statement to CNN. ...

U.S. 02/02/21, 03:36

A Republican from Georgia traded insults with a colleague who sided with his political opponents instead of supporting his fellow party member. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), criticized Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for showing a lack of loyalty and giving in to the Democratic Party. "The real cancer for the Republican ...

U.S. 01/28/21, 02:25

A Democrat from California wants to expel one of the former president's most vocal supporters from the House. Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) introduced a resolution to permanently remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) from Congress because she openly supported critical remarks about the Biden administration. "I call on my House colleagues to ...

U.S. 01/26/21, 02:59

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday, Jan. 25, said that former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial won't last long in the Senate, indicating that he didn't think many witnesses are needed. "The trial will be done in a way that is fair but ... relatively quickly," Schumer told MSNBC's ...

U.S. 01/22/21, 04:23

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was censored this week by fellow Republicans in Nelson County, Kentucky, after he accused former President Trump of provoking the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. “The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the president and other powerful people,” McConnell said on ...

U.S. 01/20/21, 05:17

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday, Jan. 19, said President Trump could be an accessory to murder after the U.S. Capitol breach. “Presidents’ words are important. They weigh a ton,” Pelosi referred to the president's speech that he gave to his supporters on Jan. 6 before a group of rioters stormed the ...

U.S. 01/20/21, 03:32

Speculation is growing that the first president in more than 30 years not to start a war will set up his own formally constituted political group. President Donald Trump is rumored to be holding talks with his closest allies about potentially founding a new independent political party. Several aides and other "people ...

U.S. 01/18/21, 06:21

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has predicted that a lot of Republican voters will permanently abandon the party if Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other GOP senators are complicit in Democrats’ impeachment against President Donald Trump in the second trial. In an interview with Fox News on Friday, Jan. 15, Paul ...

U.S. 01/17/21, 07:12

Harvard Law Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz said that the House violated the Constitution while impeaching President Donald Trump but they are immune from lawsuits.  Dershowitz said the House committed six independent violations of the Constitution when they voted to impeach President Trump on Jan. 13 while the president did not commit ...