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Monday, May 13

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McConnell pushes Secret Service to move RNC protesters farther away

thehill.com

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is prodding the Secret Service to keep protesters farther away from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, warning a conflict is likely unless the security perimeter is changed. “I…

Sunday, May 12

19

Mitch McConnell's Cannabis Gambit: How The Farm Bill Unwittingly Fueled A THC Boom

www.benzinga.com

This article was originally published on MG Magazine and appears here with permission.

Friday, May 10

16

McConnell pushes back on Biden conditions on aid to Israel

thehill.com

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is pushing back on President Biden’s conditions on aid to Israel. McConnell stressed the U.S. should not be directing Israel on how they should be conducting their war with Hamas. “It's a…

Thursday, May 9

22

Hyper-online red-pill Republicans are causing headaches for Mitch McConnell

While McConnell warns about ‘candidate quality’, the Nancy Mace campaign shares bizarre AI imagery and Bernie Moreno goes scorched-earth

Wednesday, May 8

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Johnson, McConnell demand White House give details on Israel weapons pause

www.axios.com

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) sent a letter to President Biden expressing alarm about the White House decision to put on hold a weapons shipment to Israel and asking for details about the…

23

Johnson, McConnell demand Biden explanation on delay in sending weapons to Israel

www.politico.com

Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell are leaning on President Joe Biden to explain any delay in sending weapons to Israel after the two collaborated on a bipartisan foreign aid bill last month.

Tuesday, May 7

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Thursday, May 2

20

Senate GOP campaign chief echoes McConnell, downplays red wave expectations

www.politico.com

Senate GOP campaign chief Steve Daines downplayed any expectation of a large Senate majority, echoing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s assessment to POLITICO that the objective is simply to gain control of the upper chamber.

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Ukraine opposition is building with Senate GOP hopefuls, a warning sign for McConnell

thehill.com

The new class of Senate GOP candidates are lining up against aid to Ukraine, underscoring how the tide is slowly shifting against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and his allies in the upper chamber. A number of Republican…

Wednesday, May 1

23

McConnell Says He’s Ready for ‘Chaos’ In House to End

politicalwire.com

“Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Wednesday said he’s ready for the ‘chaos’ that has plagued the House for much of 2023 and 2024 to end next week, when

McConnell says he’s ready for 'chaos' in House to end

thehill.com

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Wednesday said he’s ready for the “chaos” that has plagued the House for much of 2023 and 2024 to end next week, when a bipartisan group of lawmakers is expected to vote to quash a motion…

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‘What a pathetic cop-out’: Mitch McConnell ruthlessly mocked after claiming he has little influence over outcome of 2024 election

www.dailydot.com

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is taking heat online after defending his decision to endorse former President Donald Trump's reelection. McConnell justified the decision by alleging that "even if [he] had chosen to get…

Tuesday, Apr 30

13

McConnell’s exit isn’t going to be a quiet one

thehill.com

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) is on the way out. But he’s not going quietly. A GOP free agent of sorts, McConnell helped convince Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to back aid to Ukraine despite opposition from House…

Monday, Apr 29

23

Mitch McConnell will stop at nothing to regain Senate majority

www.dailykos.com

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell took to the Sunday airwaves to pat himself on the back for getting Ukraine aid passed, and promptly reverted back to his old ways. Bipartisanship is in the rear view mirror now and McConnell is still…

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Mitch McConnell doubles down on anti-Trump stance saying he should NOT be granted presidential immunity as Supreme Court mulls decision

www.dailymail.co.uk

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell broke with Donald Trump and reiterated he does not believe a former president has immunity as the Supreme Court considers that every questions.

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McConnell ‘Continues To Oppose Marijuana Banking,’ His Office Says As Another Senate Aide Faults GOP Leadership For Derailing Reform Plans

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) “continues to oppose marijuana banking,” a spokesperson for his office told Marijuana Moment on Monday. And another Senate source says that GOP leadership’s opposition to the reform as a policy…

Anti-Trump Republicans knock McConnell, Barr for support of former president

thehill.com

An anti-Trump Republican group took a swipe at a series of high-profile politicians including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and former Attorney General Bill Barr for their support of former President Trump after repeatedly…

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Sunday, Apr 28

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McConnell pressed on supporting Trump for a second term: ‘What kind of influence would I have?’

www.independent.co.uk

During an interview with CBS Face the Nation on Sunday, 28 April, Mitch McConnell was pressed on why he was supporting Donald Trump for the presidency.

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Sen. John Cornyn flexes fundraising muscle in Mitch McConnell succession race

www.axios.com

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.) has raised a whopping $18.3 million this election cycle to help GOP incumbents and candidates — putting him ahead of his leadership opponent Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), Axios has learned.