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Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell endorsed Donald Trump for president Wednesday, a remarkable turnaround from the onetime critic who blamed the former president for “disgraceful” acts in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack but now supports his bid to return to the White House.
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The Republican-dominated Kentucky House voted Monday to remove any role for the state's Democratic governor in deciding who would occupy a U.S. Senate seat if a vacancy occurred in the home state of 82-year-old Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell.
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During his weekly Team Kentucky press briefing on Thursday, Governor Andy Beshear was quick to squelch any rumors or talk of a possible upcoming Senate run.
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Mitch McConnell says he'll step down as Senate Republican leader in November. The 82-year-old Kentucky lawmaker is the longest-serving Senate leader in history.
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U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell issued the following statement Sunday on border security and supplemental legislation.
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Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was unable to answer a question from a reporter at an event in Northern Kentucky on Wednesday, weeks after he had a similar episode in Washington. According to video from a Cincinnati news station, the 81-year-old McConnell was asked whether he would run for reelection in 2026. The senator asked the reporter to repeat the question before trailing off and staring straight ahead for about 10 seconds.
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Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has repeatedly said he is “fine” since he froze up midsentence during a press conference on Wednesday. And now his office is trying to tamp down speculation that he might not fill out his term as leader because of his health.
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Democrats are again claiming the Senate majority, but much of the chamber’s focus is on the top Republican as Mitch McConnell becomes the longest serving Senate leader in history.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has been reelected as Republican leader, quashing a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott of Florida.
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U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell visited the Kentucky Emergency Management Center to get an assessment of the progress being made in Western Kentucky, where deadly tornadoes tore through the region on December 10th. WUKY’s Karyn Czar reports.