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PublishedMarch 9, 2023
Republican leader McConnell remains in hospital with concussion after fall
The Kentucky senator, who's 81, was attending a private dinner in Washington on Wednesday when he tripped.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2022
Mitch McConnell reelected Senate Republican leader, quashing bid by Florida’s Scott
McConnell, of Kentucky, easily swatted back the challenge from Rick Scott in the first-ever attempt to oust him after many years as Republican leader.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2022
Growing number of Republicans want to delay Senate leader elections
CNN reported Sunday that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has been calling his members over the last several days to ensure support.
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PublishedJune 23, 2022
Senate OKs landmark gun violence bill; House passage is next
The $13 billion measure will be Congress' most far-reaching response in decades to the nation's run of brutal mass shootings.
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PublishedMay 28, 2021
Senate Republicans block bipartisan Jan. 6 panel to investigate Capitol riot
The vote comes a day after emotional appeals from police who fought with Trump supporters who smashed their way in, and from fellow lawmakers who fled Capitol chambers that day.
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PublishedMay 27, 2021
Maine House speaker stands ground on COVID mask mandate
A policy requiring that people entering the State House wear face coverings remains, even with mask mandates lifted in other places.
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PublishedMay 27, 2021
Senate Republicans poised to use filibuster to block panel on Jan. 6 insurrection
Ahead of Thursday's vote, the mother of the late Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick was meeting with at least 6 Republican senators to try to persuade them to act.
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PublishedApril 28, 2021
Tim Scott, only Black Republican senator, set to respond to Biden speech
Republican leaders' choĆce of Scott to answer Biden comes at a tense political moment.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2021
Block a bill? Biden wants old-school Senate filibusters
Requiring a 'talking filibuster' would force senators opposing a bill to make their case, rather than simply signal objections, but it could also grind the chamber to a halt.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2020
As Maine Legislature starts back up, Democrats and Republicans present priorities
Both parties say they want to help Maine's working families and small businesses survive the COVID-19 pandemic, but their approaches could vary widely.
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