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Mitch McConnell

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell listens during a news briefing after the weekly Senate Republican Policy Luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on June 22, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
Op-Ed
Economy & Labor

What Angers Mitch McConnell More Than Our Unfair Tax Code? Those Who Exposed It.

If we want modern public infrastructure and economic security, increasing taxes on the ultra-rich is the way to go.
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Sarah Anderson,
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June 26, 2021
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Trump supporters gather outside the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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Politics & Elections

Pelosi Will Form House Select Committee to Investigate January 6 Attack

The committee will look into why and how the attack happened, and produce recommendations on preventing similar events.
by
Sharon Zhang,
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June 24, 2021
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Mitch Mcconnell
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

McConnell Is Stacking the Courts and Using Voter Suppression to Maintain Power

Mitch McConnell has established himself as the U.S.’s most dangerous practitioner of might-is-right politics.
by
Sasha Abramsky,
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June 23, 2021
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Senators Bernie Sanders and Charles Schumer speak to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on October 3, 2017, in Washington, D.C.
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Politics & Elections

Democrats Prepare $6 Trillion Infrastructure Bill That Sidesteps GOP

Democrats are considering a reconciliation bill with infrastructure proposals excluded from the bipartisan negotiations.
by
Sharon Zhang,
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June 17, 2021
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Chuck Schumer speaks to the press
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

After Weeks of Wasted Time, Senate Democrats Demand Action on Infrastructure

McConnell will eat hot mud before granting Biden another legislative victory. When will the president figure that out?
by
William Rivers Pitt,
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June 16, 2021
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell conducts a news conference after the Senate Republican Policy luncheon in Russell Building on April 20, 2021.
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Politics & Elections

McConnell Says He’ll Block SCOTUS Nominations If GOP Regains the Senate in 2022

The senator said blocking Obama’s nominee in 2016 was the “most consequential thing” he did as Senate majority leader.
by
Sharon Zhang,
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June 14, 2021
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Joe Manchin
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

Biden’s “Bipartisanship” Has Let Manchin Take the Infrastructure Bill Hostage

Only a hard turn toward the reconciliation process has any real chance of resolving the infrastructure impasse.
by
William Rivers Pitt,
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June 9, 2021
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News
Politics & Elections

Jamaal Bowman Calls Manchin the “New McConnell” for Blocking For the People Act

The progressive from New York blasted Manchin for rejecting the attempt to standardize voting and election rules.
by
Chris Walker,
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June 7, 2021
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Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, left, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell attend the Senate Rules and Administration Committee markup of the For the People Act in Russell Building on May 11, 2021.
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Politics & Elections

GOP Took Weeks to Create an Infrastructure Plan That’s Mostly Baseline Spending

The GOP proposal for $257 billion in new spending falls far short of Joe Biden’s plan for $1.7 billion of the same.
by
Sharon Zhang,
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May 27, 2021
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Security forces clash with Trump supporters after they breached the U.S. Capitol security in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021.
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Politics & Elections

Democrats Call for End of Filibuster as GOP Threatens to Block Jan. 6 Commission

“We don’t compromise with white supremacy. End the filibuster,” said Rep. Cori Bush.
by
Sharon Zhang,
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May 25, 2021
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