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1. news.bgov.com › bloomberg-government-news › howHow Mitch McConnell Got His Job & What's a Senate Leader Anyway?

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   6 days ago · Exemplified by Mitch McConnell’s 17-year tenure as the Senate Republican Party leader–six years of which he spent as Majority Leader–the Leader controls the Senate’s agenda, committee assignments, and daily operations. This power allows Senate leaders to prioritize or block legislation, shape the political landscape, and influence the ...

2. cyberflorida.org › mconnellVice Admiral (Ret.) J. Michael "Mike" McConnell | Cyber ...

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   Sep 25, 2024 · Vice Adm. McConnell served as the Chairman of the Board of Advisors for Cyber Florida from its founding in 2014 until 2020, when he was appointed executive director of the center by University of South Florida President Dr. Steven C. Currall.

3. www.semafor.com › article › 09/26/2024Mitch McConnell speaks out – on Trump, tariffs and beyond ...

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   Sep 27, 2024 · The filibuster makes a third front for intra party friction. As president, Trump repeatedly leaned on the GOP leader to end the filibuster in order to get his agenda to pass through the Senate with a simple majority vote. “I had a one-word answer: ‘No,’” McConnell said on Thursday.

4. www.reuters.com › fact-check › false-rumor-saysFact Check: False rumor says Hurricane Milton is a product of ...

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   6 days ago · As Hurricane Milton barreled towards Florida's battered Gulf Coast this week, a misleading narrative shared online suggested that weather control was at play because hurricanes do not form in the ...

5. www.cnn.com › 2024/10/09 › politicsThe great political battle over Hurricane Milton didn’t wait ...

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   Oct 9, 2024 · James Carville weighs in. Long before the outer bands of Hurricane Milton lashed the Florida coast, a political battle over the massive storm was already raging. A potential natural disaster of ...

6. www.huffpost.com › entry › mcconnell-politicallyMcConnell Warns It'd Be 'Politically Beyond Stupid' To Shut ...

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   Sep 18, 2024 · Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday said it is in the best interest of his party to avoid a government shutdown, adding that it would be “politically beyond stupid” for the GOP to go down this route ahead of the presidential election.

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   Who is Mitch McConnell?

   • Mitch McConnell (born February 20, 1942, Tuscumbia, Alabama, U.S.) is an influential Republican politician who has represented Kentucky in the U.S. Senate since 1985. The longest-serving Senate party leader, McConnell has been the majority whip (2003–07), minority leader (2007–15; 2021– ), and majority leader (2015–21).

   Mitch McConnell | Biography, Senate, & Facts | Britannica

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   What did McConnell do after Obama's election?

   • Following the 2008 election of Pres. Barack Obama, McConnell coordinated the Republicans’ efforts in the Senate, opposing (unsuccessfully) Democratic legislation to reform health care and the financial sector.

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   Will McConnell be held responsible if the government shuts down?

   • Speaking to reporters inside the U.S. Capitol, McConnell warned that his party would be held responsible in the event that the government shuts down, suggesting Republicans could draw backlash from voters in November. “My only observation about this whole discussion is the one thing you cannot have is a government shutdown,” he said.

   McConnell Warns It'd Be 'Politically Beyond Stupid' To Shut Down Gove…

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   Why did McConnell sue the Federal Election Commission?

   • When a popular bipartisan measure sponsored by Republican Sen. John McCain and Democratic Sen. Russell D. Feingold was signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2002, McConnell promptly sued the Federal Election Commission, calling the law a violation of free speech.

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   Who was McConnell's wife?

   • From 1968 to 1980 McConnell was married to Sherrill Redmon, with whom he had three children. He later wed (1993) Elaine Chao, who subsequently served as secretary of labor under Pres. George W. Bush and secretary of transportation under Pres. Donald Trump.

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   Why did McConnell oppose the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq?

   • In 2007, however, as the newly elected Senate minority leader, McConnell opposed Democratic calls to set in place a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq (see Iraq War), arguing that it was not within the power of Congress to make such a judgment.

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8. www.britannica.com › biography › Mitch-McConnellMitch McConnell | Biography, Senate, & Facts | Britannica

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   Oct 9, 2024 · In 2005 he served on a bipartisan Senate committee that made recommendations for broad changes to the Department of Homeland Security, the government agency charged with protecting the country against terrorist attacks in the wake of the September 11 attacks of 2001.