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July 23, 2020

Mitch McConnell quotes Salman Rushdie in speech ripping ‘cancel culture’

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday cited “The Satanic Verses” novelist Salman Rushdie in a condemnation of what he called “the grievance-industrial complex,” which he said was stifling free speech.

July 22, 2020

McConnell plans 'handful' of coronavirus stimulus bills as GOP revolts

In a shift, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was preparing Wednesday to roll out a “handful” of COVID-19 aid bills instead of a single package as Republicans revolt and split from the White House over priorities, according to a top lawmaker involved in the negotiations.

July 22, 2020

House votes to remove statues from Capitol that honor Confederate leaders, racists

The House of Representatives Wednesday passed bipartisan legislation to remove confederate statues from the U.S. Capitol, arguing that the memorials to white men who sought to keep African Americans enslaved should no longer be lauded in the halls of Congress. 

July 21, 2020

McConnell says economy needs 'another shot of adrenaline,' backs additional round of stimulus checks

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday made clear he supports another round of stimulus checks to Americans. The economy needs “another shot of adrenaline” amid the coronavirus pandemic, he said.

July 20, 2020

Schumer calls on Dems to be ready to oppose GOP coronavirus bill drafted by McConnell

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urged fellow Democrats to block the coronavirus bill being drafted by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell if it falls short of the many Democratic priorities included in the House’s HEROES Act.

July 14, 2020

Republicans hit McConnell challenger McGrath over photo with man who hanged Trump effigy

The Kentucky Republican Party is demanding Sen. Mitch McConnell’s Democratic challenger apologize after posing for a photo with a supporter who hanged a Trump effigy in 2017.

July 9, 2020

Senate Dems float ending filibuster ahead of possible Biden presidency

Some Senate Democrats are floating a possible change in the body's rules that could do away with the legislative filibuster.

July 7, 2020

McConnell signals new coronavirus bill may come soon, but Senate faces uphill battle

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is signaling a new coronavirus bill may come soon, weeks after Democrats started pummeling the Kentucky Republican for not teeing up another, major COVID-19 package like the House did back in May.

July 7, 2020

McConnell vows to keep economy opened, urges Americans to wear a mask

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday vowed not to shut down the economy again, warning that the United States does not have enough money to “continue to prop up” the economy, and urged Americans to wear a mask to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.

July 2, 2020

Watch: McConnell says Democrats are 'threatening' institutions, declaring 'war on the rulebook itself'

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on the Senate floor Thursday tore into Democrats for allegedly "threatening" the courts, the Senate and other "governing institutions" to get their way on policy.