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The Latest Breaking News from Mitch McConnell

McConnell: It is "not the job" of the RNC to single out GOP lawmakers

"Traditionally, the view of the national party committee is that we support all members of our party."

Axios

McConnell rebukes RNC, calls Jan. 6 'violent insurrection'

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is criticizing the Republican National Committee for censuring two House GOP lawmakers investigating the “violent insurrection” on Jan. 6, 2021, saying it’s not the party’s job to decide whom to support

The Independent UK

Kamala Harris’s husband Doug Emhoff evacuated from DC school over bomb threat – as it happened

Second gentleman escorted by security from Dunbar high school in Washington

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Congress Wants Biden to Increase Pressure on Iran

The US Senate warned President Joe Biden about the increasing Houthi attacks on US allies, and lawmakers intensified their pressure on the administration to re-designate the militias on the list of terrorism. In a rare move, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell dedicated his daily inaugural statement to address Iran's proxies…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Nauseously woke,’ lunch in the Capitol and unicorn poop - Congressional Hits & Misses - Roll Call

Sen. James Lankford prolonged the Senate adjourning for snacks while Sen. Richard J. Durbin rattled off the weirdest possible vape flavors. Rep. Jim McGovern threatened to lower the temperature in the House Rules Committee if members didn’t speed up comments. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden outed Sen. Mitch McConnell, saying that…

Roll Call

‘He wants him out’: Morning Joe host says McConnell wants the ‘dirty truth’ about Trump to emerge

Remarks come amid disagreement on pardons for accused Capitol rioters

The Independent UK

Mitch McConnell ridiculed as he admits he ‘doesn’t know’ if any Black women work for him: ‘I haven’t checked’

‘We don’t have a racial quota in my office’

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Russia is the ‘aggressor’, says White House, but Biden open to more talks with Putin – as it happened

White House dismisses Putin’s criticism of US and allies while Blinken urges Russia to pursue diplomatic path in Ukraine

The Guardian - US

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

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.

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

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

Salon

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

Axios

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.

The Independent UK

Trump claims McConnell needs his endorsement to win

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

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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.

Al Jazeera

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.

The Guardian - UK

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

Axios

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.

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

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