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Mar 1, 2024 · McConnell was the partisan leader the Senate demanded after partisanship engrossed American politics. On those terms, it is hard to imagine a more effective legislative leader.
Jul 6, 2021 · Like Johnson, though, McConnell is a proud partisan. He’ll nod to the possibility of working with Democrats, though he’s clearly not interested in compromise for its own sake.
Feb 29, 2024 · McConnell was a procedural extremist but a substantive moderate compared with fellow Republicans. When he invoked the Republican agenda, he did so as a bogeyman: See the scary things that his...
McConnell is the second Kentuckian to serve as a party leader in the Senate (after Alben W. Barkley led the Democrats from 1937 to 1949) [16] and is the longest-serving U.S. senator from Kentucky in history.
Feb 29, 2024 · McConnell, 82, served as the Senate Majority Leader from 2015 to 2021 when the Republican Party held a majority of seats. Since 2021, he’s been Minority Leader as Democrats have the majority. To get insight into McConnell’s exit from party leadership, UVA Today reached out to Kyle Kondik, director of communications for the UVA Center for ...
Mar 1, 2024 · This week, Mitch McConnell announced he will step down as Republican leader in the Senate. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with journalist and biographer Michael Tackett about McConnell's career.
Feb 29, 2024 · McConnell is the longest-serving Senate leader in history. And as NPR political correspondent, Susan Davis, reports, he will leave behind a legacy poised to reshape the courts in favor of...
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