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June 10, 2020

McConnell rips NYT over Cotton uproar, points to paper’s publishing of Putin, pedophilia pieces

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky, tore into the New York Times on the Senate floor on Wednesday over the controversy over an op-ed by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark, -- with McConnell noting that the Times had previously published op-eds by Vladimir Putin and an essay arguing that pedophilia is not a crime.

June 10, 2020

Sanders, AOC back Kentucky progressive, look to spoil centrist Dem's gains against McConnell

Just as a new poll showed Kentucky Democrat Amy McGrath pulling into a statistical tie in her U.S. Senate election fight against the incumbent, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, some other news emerged that could spell trouble for her campaign. 

June 9, 2020

McConnell questions church restrictions amid protests, says pols ‘picking and choosing within' First Amendment

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday slammed politicians for “picking and choosing within the First Amendment,” as large-scale police brutality protests have broken out across the country, while most states have kept places of worship closed amid the coronavirus pandemic.

June 8, 2020

McConnell blasts 'defund the police' movement as 'outlandish' amid George Floyd anger

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday slammed the growing liberal momentum behind the “defund the police” movement as “outlandish.”

June 2, 2020

McConnell, Schumer block each other's resolutions on response to George Floyd death, unrest

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Tuesday blocked each other's resolutions -- one to condemn President Trump for his visit to St. John’s Church after federal law-enforcement officers in riot gear cleared protesters in Lafayette Square a day earlier, and one calling for peace and order. 

June 1, 2020

McConnell: George Floyd protests 'hijacked' by rioters committing 'unjust violence’

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that the previously peaceful protests over George Floyd's death in police custody have been “hijacked” by rioters committing “unjust violence.”

May 26, 2020

House majority leader blasts McConnell for holding Senate sessions, ignoring health experts

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer on Tuesday blasted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for holding regular Senate sessions during the pandemic and defending the use of proxy voting in the House to protect members and staff from the coronavirus.

May 21, 2020

McConnell says Senate 'not quite ready' to craft new stimulus: 'It won't be a $3 trillion left-wing wish list'

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared on "The Story with Martha MacCallum" Thursday, where he addressed the American economy and the next coronavirus economic stimulus and what it could include.

May 21, 2020

McConnell says Pelosi 'not in a position to be lecturing us' about what to spend time on after impeachment

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., fired back at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on "The Story" Thursday after she criticized Senate Republicans for focusing on issues related to Hunter Biden and Ukraine while Democratic lawmakers push for another round of coronavirus legislation.

May 21, 2020

Pelosi ramps up pressure on McConnell to pass coronavirus legislation

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ramped up the pressure on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to pass another round of coronavirus legislation, arguing that public opinion is in favor of a massive relief effort.