McConnell wrestles with difficult move: Endorsing Trump
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is laying the groundwork for something unthinkable just a year ago: endorsing former President Trump as a 2024 presidential candidate. Meanwhile, pressure on him is increasing. Trump’s victory in South Carolina on Saturday further strengthened his grip on the Republican Party and left McConnell in a tight spot. He […]
McConnell says Senate trial for Mayorkas impeachment is the ‘best way forward’
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday he supports a full impeachment trial of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the border crisis. “I think that’s the best way to move forward,” McConnell told reporters after the weekly Senate Republican leadership news conference. Republican Sen. John Thune, the top […]
McConnell, Thune call for full Senate trial of Mayorkas
Top Senate Republicans, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Whip John Thune (S.D.), on Tuesday urged the Senate to hold a full trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, as requested by Senate conservatives. requested. . Thune, who hopes to one day succeed McConnell as Republican leader, on Tuesday called on the Senate to hold […]
McConnell: We’re not going to let government shut down
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) vowed to reporters Monday that Senate Republicans would not tolerate a government shutdown, and later told colleagues on the floor that a government shutdown would be a political defeat for his colleagues. I warned you. “I’m not going to allow a government shutdown,” McConnell told reporters Monday as he […]
Republicans urge McConnell to press to ensure the Senate holds Mayorkas impeachment trial
Several Republican senators have signed a letter asking Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to help ensure a Senate trial on the House Department of Homeland Security impeachment. Alejandro Mayorkas. “According to multiple press conferences with your staff, Majority Leader Schumer and Senate Democrats intend to repeal the articles of impeachment by simply enumerating them individually, […]
Trump teases fight with McConnell in Fox News town hall: ‘I don’t know that I can work with him’
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EXCLUSIVE: GOP Civil War Deepens As Senators Claim McConnell Threw Party’s Voters ‘Under The Bus’ On Ukraine, Border
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and pro-Ukrainian hardliners in his chamber voted to send billions of dollars more in aid to Ukraine despite not reaching a border security deal. Several Republican senators, increasingly frustrated with party leadership, told the Daily Caller that he had given up influence. Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Republican Sen. […]
Republican Senators Urge McConnell to Ensure Mayorkas Impeachment Trial
Thirteen Republican senators have called on Republican leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to press ahead with a formal impeachment trial of President Joe Biden’s pro-immigration border chief, Alejandro Mayorkas. ing. Mayorkas was impeached on February 13 for refusing to enforce border laws. But Democrats and some pro-establishment Republican senators have indicated they intend to ignore […]
Cruz says he doesn’t know if McConnell runs for reelection if Trump wins White House
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Sunday whether Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will run for re-election if former President Trump retakes the White House in November. The man said he doesn’t know, given the frequent tensions between the two. Asked by “Sunday Morning Futures” host Maria Bartiromo if he thought McConnell wouldn’t run if […]
McConnell on standing up to Trump, GOP critics on Russia
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky wanted to talk about the need to confront Ukraine and Russian aggression in an interview Wednesday before answering questions from The Hill. A day after the Senate passed aid to Ukraine and Israel, which he considered a significant victory, the veteran Senate Republican leader said showing his determination […]