Politics Aug 30 Mitch McConnell freezes up during news conference for 2nd time this summer By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman
World May 14 Watch 4:40 News Wrap: Russia withdraws from Kharkiv region as Senate Republicans visit Ukraine In our news wrap Saturday, Ukrainians say Russia is withdrawing from Kharkiv as a Senate Republican delegation led by Minority Leader Mitch McConnell visited Ukraine, authorities say at least 10 people were killed in a mass shooting at a Buffalo,…
Politics Oct 07 Watch 3:43 Some in GOP unhappy with McConnell over short-term debt deal with Dems After weeks of stalemate, Senators have reached agreement to temporarily raise the debt ceiling, shortly before Republicans prepared to block legislation to suspend the debt limit until December of next year. The agreement averts a possible economic crisis — for… By Lisa Desjardins, Saher Khan
Politics Oct 06 WATCH: Manchin urges Senate leaders to ‘engage’ on debt Sen. Joe Manchin, who had said in recent weeks that he's opposed to eliminating the filibuster told reporters, he has been "very, very clear" where he stands on the procedure. "Nothing changes," he said. By Associated Press
Politics Sep 22 House pushes through debt and government funding plan, will face pushback from GOP The House has approved legislation to fund the government, suspend its borrowing limit and provide federal disaster and refugee aid. By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Sep 22 WATCH: McConnell refuses to help raise federal debt limit By Associated Press At a press conference, Wednesday, McConnell said since Democrats control the White House and Congress, it's their problem to find the votes — though he had relied on bipartisan cooperation to approve debt limit measures when Republicans were in charge. Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch 8:09 Sen. Mitch McConnell on COVID relief, election reform and the filibuster rule On a day that President Biden signed a $1.9 trillion COVID aid bill into law, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell joins Judy Woodruff to discuss Republican opposition to the COVID bill, as well as House legislation on election reforms, the… Continue watching
Feb 13 AP sources: GOP leader McConnell will vote to acquit Trump By Alan Fram, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The longest-serving GOP Senate leader in history made his views known in a letter to fellow Republican lawmakers, according to two sources familiar with McConnell’s thinking who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss his decision. Continue reading