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The Latest Breaking News from Mitch McConnell

Are Black people real "Americans"?

McConnell's "gaffe" was nothing of the kind — it reflected a core belief driving the Republican attack on democracy

Salon

Trump helps launch GOP Senate campaign arm podcast

It shows how crucial the GOP considers Trump to its chances of taking back the majority.

Axios

Editorial: For the sake of national unity, don't dig in on this Supreme Court nomination

Maybe it’s just wishful thinking, but Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement announcement offers Republicans a real opportunity. No, not the opportunity to install yet another hard-right conservative on the bench. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell already can claim victory for the kinds of obstructionist and unfair manipulation that yielded the court’s…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Jackie Calmes: Breyer's retirement gives Democrats a chance to confirm a new justice — and for a political reboot

Better late than never came the news on Wednesday that Justice Stephen G. Breyer will retire after the Supreme Court's term ends in June, and before the midterm election that could restore Mitch McConnell and his fellow Republicans to power in the Senate. Better for President Joe Biden and Democrats,…

Los Angeles Times

‘RINO approach’: Conservatives turn up heat on McConnell for a Republican agenda

WASHINGTON — Key conservatives are panning Mitch McConnell’s decision against offering an alternative agenda to voters if Republicans reclaim control of the U.S. Senate later this year.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

McConnell warns Biden: Don’t cater to the ‘radical left’ on Supreme Court selection

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell warned President Biden on Thursday against selecting a new Supreme Court justice nominee based on the demands of the progressive left.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Mitch McConnell tells Biden not to ‘outsource’ Supreme Court pick to ‘radical left’

President will nominate Stephen Breyer’s replacement by end of February

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SCOTUS fight: Moment of reckoning

Breyer's replacement won't shift the balance of power. But how this goes may tell us whether America can be saved

Salon

Tucker Carlson-fueled Republicans drop tough-on-Russia stance

Republicans running in high-profile primary races aren't racing to defend Ukraine against a possible Russian invasion.

Axios

Trump claims McConnell needs his endorsement to win

Senate majority leader irked former president by refusing to endorse his false 2020 election claims

The Independent UK

McConnell praises Biden response on Ukraine

Senate Minority Leader says Biden administration is ‘moving in the right direction’ before Russia invades Ukraine rather than afterwards.

The Independent UK

Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: US says Putin may face sanctions

Russia-Ukraine tensions news from January 25: Biden says NATO has ‘no intention’ of sending forces to Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

First Thing: Mitch McConnell’s comments on Black voters spark outrage

Senate minority leader suggests African Americans and Americans are two distinct groups. Plus, Sonny Rollins on spending two years playing on the Williamsburg Bridge

The Guardian - UK

Mitch McConnell says Black people vote "in just as high a percentage as Americans"

His comments drew widespread criticism, including from several other Congress members.

Axios

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McClatchy Washington Bureau

‘The quiet part out loud’: Booker slams McConnell comment comparing Blacks to Americans

WASHINGTON — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Charles Booker of Kentucky pummeled Mitch McConnell for an answer to a question that implies that Black Americans aren’t Americans.

Tribune News Service

McConnell backs effort to overhaul electoral vote count law

WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is backing efforts to rework a law on certifying electoral votes as a bipartisan group of senators considers changes aimed a preventing maneuvers deployed by some Republicans last year to challenge the 2020 election results.

The Guardian - US

Mitch McConnell’s viral Black voter comments cause widespread furor

Republican Senate minority leader’s comments came after party members blocked voting rights bill and changes to filibuster rule

Salon

McConnell hammered for "Black Americans"

The Senate Majority Leader appeared to imply that Black Americans are not the same as Americans

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The Independent UK

Mitch McConnell sparks anger by saying Black Americans ‘are voting in just as high a percentage as Americans’

‘He said it out loud,’ commenters pounce on Twitter

McClatchy Washington Bureau

‘Smashing the Senate’: McConnell blisters Democrats’ play for voting rights bill

WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell excoriated Democrats’ unsuccessful attempt at temporarily changing Senate rules to pave their way for passage of a sweeping 700-page voting rights bill that lacked any Republican support.

The Guardian - US

Biden warns Russia will ‘pay a heavy price’ if Putin launches Ukraine invasion – as it happened

President seeks to clarify comments from Wednesday on Ukraine-Russia crisis amid escalating tension on border – follow all the day’s politics news

The Independent UK

Voting bill collapses, Democrats unable to change filibuster

Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights groups argue is vital for protecting democracy has collapsed

The Guardian - US

Winter of peril and impossibility: Biden faces hard truth at anniversary press conference

President touts accomplishments but acknowledges failure to foresee Trump’s grip on Republican party

Los Angeles Times

Sen. Ted Cruz asks Supreme Court to void anti-corruption campaign rule

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and the Republican National Committee joined Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Wednesday in urging the Supreme Court to strike down a campaign funding law that bars winning candidates from collecting checks from donors to pay off personal campaign debts of more than…

The Guardian - US

Republicans block voting rights protections from advancing – as it happened

Chamber expected to reject Democrats’ voting rights bill – follow the latest

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