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The Latest Breaking News from Mitch McConnell

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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‘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.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

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.

Tribune News Service

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

The Guardian - US

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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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

The Independent UK

‘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.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

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 Guardian - US

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 Independent UK

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

The Guardian - US

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…

Los Angeles Times

Republicans block voting rights protections from advancing – as it happened

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

The Guardian - US

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