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FILE — Then President Donald Trump meets with then Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Monday, July 20, 2020. The unlikely pair forged a union that delivered results both wanted but fell apart when their political interests diverged. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

September 16, 2022 at 7:53 am

If Republicans fail to retake the Senate, who is to blame?

If Republicans fail to recapture the U.S. Senate, the blame game will begin. The real question is who will be at the center of it.

June 8, 2022 at 12:42 pm

McConnell demands House pass Supreme Court security bill after Kavanaugh threat

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell called on the U.S. House to immediately pass a bill that would bolster security for Supreme Court justices...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., enters the U.S. Capitol Building on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Gun safety advocates are skeptical of McConnell’s intentions in his remarks amid recent mass shootings, including the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/TNS) 49617386W 49617386W

June 3, 2022 at 7:20 pm

‘We don’t trust him’: Gun control advocates look past McConnell for action

Advocates seeking new restrictions on the ability to buy guns were inherently skeptical of Mitch McConnell’s initial step to greenlight the bipartisan brainstorming of solutions....

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters as work continues on the Democrats’ Build Back Better Act, massive legislation that is a cornerstone of President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) DCSA153 DCSA153

September 14, 2021 at 9:20 pm

‘A real sense of revulsion’: Democrats bet against McConnell — in New Hampshire

New Hampshire Democrats believe they’ve found an albatross to hang on the popular Republican governor who is seen as likely to run for U.S. Senate...

FILE – In this Nov. 8, 2016, file photo Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and his wife Kelley Paul, speak with members of the media after casting their votes at Briarwood Elementary School in Bowling Green, Ky. Rand Paul waited more than a year to disclosure that his wife purchased stock in a company that makes a COVID-19 treatment, an investment made after Congress was briefed on the threat of the virus but before the public was largely aware of its danger. (AP Photo/Michael Noble Jr., File) WX103

August 13, 2021 at 8:01 pm

‘They don’t feel any consequences’: Why Rand Paul isn’t likely to face a penalty for delayed stock disclosure

The Washington Post revealed that in late February 2020 Paul's wife bought stock valued between $1,000 and $15,000 in Gilead Sciences, which produces remdesivir —...

July 25, 2020 at 9:55 am

Coronavirus and mail-in voting will mean an accelerated 2020 election

WASHINGTON — The political calendar says Joe Biden and Donald Trump have, as of Sunday, exactly 100 days left to convince Americans they’re the right...

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A sign is placed outside of a polling place at the Boca Raton Library during the Florida primary election, Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Boca Raton, Fla. As Florida officials try to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, the state’s voters will head to the polls and cast ballots in the Democratic presidential primary. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) FLJC108 FLJC108

March 16, 2020 at 5:37 pm

Go vote or stay home? Officials send mixed coronavirus messages ahead of next primaries

WASHINGTON — The growing tension between containing a health crisis and preserving democratic norms spilled out into the open on the eve of another round...