March 19, 2024

Report: Crenshaw, Pelosi, McConnell, Goldman Among Top 2023 Stock Traders

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Several establishment members of Congress were among the top lawmakers to successfully trade stocks in 2023, a report by Unusual Whales found Tuesday. The findings raise concerns that many members of Congress trade stocks based on information unavailable to the public. Some of the most notable establishment members

How McConnell helped engineer Manchin’s exit

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is seen during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 31, 2src23. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans worked for more than a year to make Joe Manchin’s retirement announcement on Thursday a reality. And for good reason: The Democrat’s decision puts Republicans on the

Dispute over Israel, Ukraine Aid Puts Speaker Johnson at Odds with Joe Biden, Mitch McConnell

Win McNamee/Getty Images Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) decision to split Israel and Ukraine aid puts him at odds with President Joe Biden, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). The House will return to session on Wednesday, when the chamber will take on a slate of issues, including potential

Poll: 18% of Americans View Mitch McConnell Positively as Age Comes Under Scrutiny

Poll: 18% of Americans View Mitch McConnell Positively as Age Comes Under Scrutiny Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is deeply unpopular with Americans of all political affiliations, as just 18 percent of the country finds him “favorable,” according to a YouGov/Economist poll, while colleagues on Capitol Hill are reportedly “alarmed” over

CNN’s Reiner: Mitch McConnell Likely Having Seizures

CNN medical analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner said on Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront” that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) appeared to have a seizure when he froze and was unresponsive after being asked if he plans to run for re-election at a press conference. Reiner said, “The Senator has had a really precipitous decline

Sununu: We’ve Got to Move McConnell, Feinstein Out of Leadership Positions

Governor Chris Sununu (R-NH) said Thursday on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront” that Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) needed to be moved out of their leadership roles. Sununu said, “Senator McConnell has done a phenomenal job. I think as you said rightly so it’s all concern. Everyone wants the best for

Mike Lee Calls for ‘New Leadership’ as Mitch McConnell Plans to Ram Ukraine Aid Down ‘House’s Throat’

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) on Friday night called for new Senate Republican leadership, citing a story that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) plans to ram Ukraine aid down the “House’s throat.” Citing a Wall Street Journal opinion piece by Kimberly Strassel that discussed how McConnell will help Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) force the House

McConnell publicly vows to ‘finish’ term after private update to Senate GOP

Mitch McConnell is over the frenzy over his freezes. The Kentucky Republican faced the press on Wednesday for the first time since his 3src-second on-camera pause last week, fielding questions about his health and future leading the Senate GOP. McConnell batted the queries away with quintessential terseness — a sign that after giving a private

McConnell pushes to silence health doubts as Senate returns

Mitch McConnell is moving as fast as he can to get beyond questions about whether his health will hurt his ability to lead Senate Republicans. Within hours of the Senate’s return Tuesday, the GOP leader’s office released a letter from the Capitol physician with more details clearing him for work after last week’s on-camera freeze

GOP Sen. Rounds: McConnell Capable Leader — He ‘Is Sharp and Shrewd’

Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was fully capable of being leader after he froze and was unresponsive twice during press conferences. Rounds said, “I spoke with Mitch yesterday afternoon and told him I was going to be doing an interview, and I

McConnell quickly convenes with allies after second public freeze

Mitch McConnell’s latest health scare guarantees Republican senators will return from recess next week just as they left — publicly and privately discussing the future of their 81-year-old leader. The Senate GOP leader paused for roughly 3src seconds during a press availability in Kentucky, a little more than a month after a similar episode in

McConnell in Winter: Inside the GOP Leader’s Attempt to Thwart Trump

“I wasn’t thinking of it in that way,” he said, “I was thinking of it in terms of the reservations the previous president seemed to have, and has expressed in his current campaign.” From the Senate floor and Washington fundraisers to awards banquets and congressional delegation trips overseas, Addison Mitchell McConnell is on what could

McConnell episode alarms Senate GOP

Mitch McConnell’s sudden freeze during a Wednesday afternoon press conference jolted the Senate Republican Conference, eliciting hopes from allies, detractors that he will fully recover from any health issues. And President Joe Biden even called his old senatorial colleague to check on him. “I told him I got sandbagged,” McConnell said, a reference to Biden’s

White House closely watching McConnell amid health scare

The relationship between President Joe Biden (right) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell goes back decades. | Patrick Semansky/AP Photo When President Joe Biden called Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday to check in on him after a health scare, it was not just a case of one octogenarian offering well wishes to another.

McConnell is warmly embraced by Kentucky Republicans amid questions about his health

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who is widely regarded as the main architect of the GOP’s rise to power in Kentucky, arrived to a prolonged standing ovation and promoted the candidacy of a protege running for governor this year. | Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP MAYFIELD, Ky. — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell received

Why McConnell and McCarthy locked arms on the debt crisis

After working with President Joe Biden in the past to avert fiscal calamity, Sen. Mitch McConnell, right, is steadfast that this time it’s Rep. Kevin McCarthy and Biden’s job to avoid default. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images When Joe Biden called Mitch McConnell to talk about the debt limit, a funny thing happened: The Senate GOP

Report: Mitch McConnell Backs Kevin McCarthy’s Hand Ahead of Debt Summit Next Week

Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) backed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s support for ”substantive” budget cuts days before he is set to meet with President Joe Biden and other congressional leaders to negotiate on debt ceiling legislation.  The Hill reported that McConnell signed onto a letter sent to Democrat Senate Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), led

Mitch McConnell hospitalized after a fall

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to reporters following a policy meeting at the Capitol on March 7, 2src23. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was hospitalized late Wednesday after a fall, according to a spokesperson for the senator. David Popp, the Kentucky Republican’s communications director, said in a statement: “This

McConnell discharged from hospital with rib fracture

Mitch McConnell had fallen at a private dinner event held at the Waldorf Astoria last Wednesday. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo Mitch McConnell was discharged from the hospital on Monday and is recovering from his concussion, according to a spokesperson for the Senate minority leader. Communications Director David Popp said in a statement that McConnell’s

Mitch McConnell hospitalized after fall during private DC dinner

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is hospitalized in Washington, D.C., after he fell Wednesday night. McConnell was attending a private dinner at a hotel in the nation’s capital when he tripped, Spokesman David Popp confirmed to Fox News Digital. MCCONNELL TO APPEAR AT FUNDRAISER FOR TRUMP ALLY JIM BANKS’ SENATE CAMPAIGN The 81-year-old politician […]

McConnell won’t say if he’d back Trump in 2024

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday declined to address whether he would support Donald Trump if the former president wins the Republican nomination in 2src24, a notable silence amid his first public comments since Trump dined with white supremacist Nick Fuentes. “Let me just say again: There is simply no room in the Republican

Fallen officer’s family snubs McConnell and McCarthy at Jan. 6 gold medal ceremony

Police officers who responded to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and some of their family members pointedly declined to shake the hands of Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy as they accepted Congressional Gold Medals on Tuesday. Officers and the family of fallen officer Brian Sicknick shook hands with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader

Senate conservatives plot their second act after taking on McConnell

It’s not the same sort of rebellion Kevin McCarthy is facing in the House as he tries to claim the speakership. But it’s a clear sign that the restive group of Senate Republicans isn’t going away just because their leadership fight with McConnell is over. “Democrats have done a pretty good job of picking issues

McConnell team raised worries about attack on Biden inauguration, ex-NSA O’Brien told Jan. 6 committee

Mitch McConnell’s own national security aide, Robert Karem, was on the call as well and raised similar concerns about Navy SEALs, O’Brien said. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Two days after pro-Donald Trump rioters attacked the Capitol, then-national security adviser Robert O’Brien got a call from Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell and an aide who asked

Mitch McConnell Said He Was “Exhilarated” on Jan 6 that President Trump “Had Finally Tarnished His Reputation”

    r    Two Swamp Rats and globalists of the New World Order who are best friends. Both wanted to destroy Donald Trump. Dear friend, RINO and pro-socialist Democratic Party Swamp Rat Mitch McConnell hates former President Donald J. Trump and all of his conservative supporters. He also hated the Tea Party and now hates […]

Poll: Most GOP Voters Want to Replace Mitch McConnell as Minority Leader

A majority of likely Republican voters in the United States want to get rid of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) as Senate GOP leader, according to a recent Rasmussen Reports poll. The survey found that 62 percent of Republican voters want to get rid of him as the Senate Republican leader. Among the self-identified conservative voters, 66 percent

McConnell faces leadership challenge from Rick Scott as conservatives steam

“I have the votes. I will be elected. The only issue is whether it will be sooner or later,” McConnell said. “I don’t own this job. Anybody in the conference that’s serving can challenge me. And I welcome [it].” Senate Republicans spent roughly three hours on Tuesday venting to each other about the party’s poor

Senate GOP reelects McConnell as leader

But it was clear after a marathon three-and-a-half hour meeting that McConnell critics make up a decided minority of the Senate Republican Conference. “I’m not in any way offended by having an opponent or by having a few votes in opposition,” McConnell told reporters. Asked if this might be his last term, though, he responded

Exclusive— Peter Navarro: ‘Everything’ Mitch McConnell ‘Did Was Designed to Screw Donald Trump’

Peter Navarro, former White House director of trade and manufacturing policy and author of , told Breitbart News on Tuesday that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) subverted former President Donald Trump’s “drain the swamp” pursuit by delaying appointments for top officials at federal government agencies and departments. “The only thing I’ll give to his credit

McConnell seeks a Jan. 6 mop-up on his terms

So far, the Kentucky Republican is keeping tight-lipped publicly amid the tension in his party over how to handle a bill directly aimed at Trump’s push to overturn his 2src2src election loss, as well as the GOP lawmakers who objected to President Joe Biden’s Electoral College win. In a brief interview this week, McConnell said

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