The Latest Breaking News from Mitch McConnell

US Senate leaders demand Russia release American journalist

The two top leaders of the U.S. Senate are demanding the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2023

Schumer and McConnell call for Russia to release WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich in rare joint statement

‘Let there be no mistake: journalism is not a crime,’ party leaders say

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2023

At the Races: Cheese stakes - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Roll Call · Apr 6, 2023

AP source: Fetterman expected back to Senate in April

A person close to Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman says he'll return to the Senate in April, two months after the freshman Democrat sought inpatient treatment for clinical depression

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023

‘Critical first step’: US Senate votes to repeal Iraq war powers

Advocates say the vote shows progress in efforts to reform legal architecture of the US’s post-9/11 ‘war on terror’.

Al Jazeera · Mar 29, 2023

Senate Poised to Vote on Repeal of Iraq War Powers

The Senate is poised to vote Wednesday to repeal the 2002 measure that greenlighted the March 2003 invasion of Iraq, which would end more than 20 years of authorization for US presidents to use force in that country and return those war powers to Congress. The Iraq War ended years…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 29, 2023

Senate poised to vote on repeal of Iraq war powers

The Senate is preparing to vote to repeal the 2002 measure that greenlighted that March 2003 invasion of Iraq

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023

McConnell opposes as Senate nears repeal of Iraq war powers

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell says he opposes repeal of the 2002 and 1991 authorizations of force against Iraq, arguing that that authority “bears directly on the threats we face today in Iraq and Syria from Iran-backed terrorists.”

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023

Mitch McConnell leaves rehab facility after therapy for concussion

The 81-year-old Kentucky Republican said in a statement released by his office that he will work from home for the next few days

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2023

McConnell finishes treatment for fall and is working from home

WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was discharged from a rehabilitation center on Saturday after treatment for injuries suffered in a fall and said he’ll still work from home for “the next few days.”

Tribune News Service · Mar 25, 2023