Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday mocked pro-Palestinian protesters who broke into Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall last week and made “a list of their comrades with vegan dietary restrictions.” “University administrators caving to the mob only validates the performative tactics of wannabe revolutionaries, like [those] whose first order of business upon breaking into a […]
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Mitch McConnell refuses to say whether he supports a US national abortion ban
Asked whether he supports a federal abortion ban, US Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday that he is “not advocating anything at this level”. The Republican, during remarks in a new interview published by NBC’s Meet the Press, stopped short of saying whether or not he supported a 15-week federal ban on abortion with […]
Mitch McConnell Blames Tucker Carlson For The GOP’s ‘Demonization of Ukraine’
WASHINGTON ― Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) unexpectedly ripped Tucker Carlson on Tuesday, saying the far-right political commentator was to blame for Republicans souring on helping Ukraine defend itself against Russia’s invasion. Shortly after the Senate voted to advance a bipartisan bill providing billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine, McConnell was asked during […]
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Can’t Stop Buying Shares of This Former Darling of Warren Buffett
If you take a walk through the corridors of Capitol Hill, you’re likely to bump into a few millionaires along the way. More than half of the members of Congress have net worths over $1 million. As you might expect, many representatives and senators are active investors. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is one of […]
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Former Kentucky swimmers sue ex-coaches, AD Mitch Barnhart, alleging ‘sexually hostile environment’
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Two former Kentucky swim team members have sued the school, former coach Lars Jorgensen and athletic director Mitch Barnhart, alleging sexual assaults including rape by the former coach and claiming the school “purposefully” disregarded multiple credible reports of inappropriate sexual relationships. The lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court by former […]
Alabama GOP senator praises Mitch McConnell for mentorship
At the University of Louisville on Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell praised freshman U.S. Sen. Katie Britt for being the perfect Republican choice to “contrast” President Joe Biden as she delivered her party’s response to the State of the Union address last month. “There is no better choice to contrast President Biden and his […]
Angela Chao, Mitch McConnell’s sister-in-law, was drunk when she drove into pond, police say
Angela Chao, a shipping industry CEO and sister-in-law to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, was intoxicated when she drove into a pond and died last month in Texas, according to a law enforcement report released Wednesday. The investigation by the Blanco County Sheriff’s Office concluded that Chao’s death was an “unfortunate accident” and her blood […]
Mitch McConnell Urges Courts To Ignore New Rules Meant To Prevent ‘Judge-Shopping’
Senate Republicans attacked new rules released by a federal judicial rule-making body on Wednesday preventing the practice of “judge-shopping,” which conservatives have used to ensure they get a favorable hearing when trying to strike down Biden administration policies. The new rules issued by the Judicial Conference of the United States ― a 26-member body that […]
Author Mitch Albom describes ‘harrowing’ helicopter escape from volatility in Haiti
SANTIAGO, Dominican Republic — Bestselling author and award-winning journalist Mitch Albom said he was trapped in chaos-ridden Haiti and had to flee in the dead of night on a helicopter with nine others, including his wife. Albom, the author of the blockbuster book, “Tuesdays With Morrie,” said in an interview with NBC News’ Gabe Guiterrez […]
Author Mitch Albom evacuated from Haiti amid gang violence and unrest
American author Mitch Albom was evacuated from Haiti amid ongoing gang violence and unrest. Albom, 65, was visiting his orphanage Have Faith Haiti when he found himself stranded. “The airports were closed, the ports were closed, the roads were closed and suddenly we had no way out,” the “Tuesdays with Morrie” author said. Albom was […]
Nancy Pelosi Calls Mitch McConnell’s Trump Endorsement ‘Very, Very Sad’
The past four decades have seen House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s parallel rise in their respective parties’ leadership on each side of the Capitol. So when Pelosi was asked during a Friday interview with MSNBC to comment on McConnell’s recent endorsement of former President Donald Trump, she reflected on […]