Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is coming under fire for taking the weekend off from Washington and attending an event with Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh while a bipartisan coronavirus stimulus bill awaits his approval. As Talking Points Memo noted, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shepherded through an economic response package to the coronavirus that won widespread support among Republicans and ...
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McConnell dismisses ‘factional fever’ of Democrats a day ahead of impeachment trial vote
A day before the Senate is expected to acquit U.S. President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial, the chamber’s top Republican on Tuesday exhorted senators to clear Trump and stop Democrats’ “factional fever” from scorching America’s system of government. CBC | World News
Read More »Mitch McConnell Knew John Bolton Book Incriminates Donald Trump, Blocked Trial Witnesses, Says Nicole Wallace
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made sure that Republicans voted to block all new witnesses and evidence in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump because he knew that an upcoming book by former National Security Adviser John Bolton would incriminate Trump. That is the conclusion drawn by former George W. Bush administration official Nicole Wallace, now an MSNBC host, posting ...
Read More »McConnell hasn’t ruled out Democrats’ call for Trump impeachment trial witnesses
U.S. senators sparred over the shape of an impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on Monday, while Republican leader Mitch McConnell said he has not ruled out hearing from witnesses — as Democrats have demanded. CBC | World News
Read More »Mitch McConnell supports write-in campaign for Alabama Senate seat
The U.S. Senate’s top Republican says the party still hopes to retain the Alabama Senate seat at the centre of a scandal involving Republican candidate Roy Moore, and that may involve a write-in campaign. CBC | World News
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