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Mitch McConnell

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is seen during a senate vote in the U.S. Capitol on September 22, 2021.
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Politics & Elections

GOP Threatens Economic Disaster by Refusing to Raise Debt Limit Before Shutdown

Republicans are seemingly threatening economic disaster to score political points.
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Sharon Zhang,
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September 28, 2021
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Mitch McConnell
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Economy & Labor

Report: McConnell’s Refusal to Raise Debt Ceiling Could Cost 6 Million Jobs

The default that the GOP is threatening to create could plunge the U.S. into another Great Recession, economists warn.
by
Sharon Zhang,
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September 21, 2021
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Mitch Mcconnell
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

McConnell, Manchin, Sinema and Pharma Dems Are Preparing to Torpedo Everything

Mitch McConnell and a clot of conservative Democrats have set us up for an unprecedented calamity.
by
William Rivers Pitt,
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September 20, 2021
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Amy Coney Barrett
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Politics & Elections

Barrett Says Supreme Court Isn’t Full of “Partisan Hacks” as It Guts “Roe”

Justice Barrett’s statements are ironic considering the highly politicized circumstances of her nomination to the Court.
by
Sharon Zhang,
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September 13, 2021
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on September 8, 2021.
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

Democrats May Tie Disaster Relief to Raising Debt Ceiling, Putting GOP in a Bind

September is shaping up to be either a battle for the ages or a capitulation that seals the downward-spiraling deal.
by
William Rivers Pitt,
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September 9, 2021
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Mitch Mcconnell
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

On $3.5 Trillion Package, McConnell Meets Defeat — But the Fight’s Not Over

The Senate’s passage of the reconciliation bill is a hopeful sign for a desperate country.
by
William Rivers Pitt,
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August 11, 2021
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Mitch Mcconnell
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

Senate Passes Infrastructure Bill With Some GOP Support. Don’t Get Too Excited.

“Infrastructure Week” is not eternal — but it sure feels that way.
by
William Rivers Pitt,
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August 10, 2021
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), joined by fellow Republican Senators, speaks on a proposed Democratic tax plan during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on August 04, 2021 in Washington, D.C.
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Politics & Elections

McConnell Is Now Promising “Enormous” Debate Over Deficit Which He Helped Create

Now that Democrats are in charge, Mitch McConnell is happy to forget the $7.8 trillion deficit that Trump ran up.
by
Sharon Zhang,
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August 9, 2021
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), joined by fellow Republican Senators, speaks on a proposed Democratic tax plan during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on August 04, 2021 in Washington, DC.
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Politics & Elections

Republicans Balk at Infrastructure Adding to Deficit After Opposing Pay-Fors

Republicans have rejected proposals to tax corporations and the rich and a proposal to enforce tax law on the rich.
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Sharon Zhang,
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August 6, 2021
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema speaks during a news conference after a procedural vote for the bipartisan infrastructure framework at Dirksen Senate Office Building on July 28, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

Conservative Democrats Are Endangering Humanity. Exhibit A: Kyrsten Sinema.

Sinema’s announcement that she won’t support the reconciliation bill earned her high praise from Mitch McConnell.
by
William Rivers Pitt,
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July 29, 2021
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