Mitch McConnell
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John Thune Voted New Senate Majority Leader — Despite MAGA's Opposition
The senator from South Dakota bested Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott in a secret-ballot vote to replace Mitch McConnell
- Balance of Power
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Will Republicans Install a MAGA Stooge as Senate Majority Leader?
The Senate GOP elects a new frontman today. Rick Scott wants to help Trump sidestep the body to install extremists in the Cabinet
- Rubber Stamp
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Sen. Rick Scott Is Coming for Mitch McConnell’s Job … Again
After failing to unseat McConnell as Senate Majority Leader in 2022, the Florida junior senator is throwing his hat in the ring once more
- MAYBE THIS TIME
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Mitch McConnell Says Alleged Felon Who Called Him a ‘Stone-Cold Loser’ Should Be President
The Republican leader’s decision to throw his support behind his tormentor is not surprising
- Folding
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'SNL' Weekend Update Roasts Trump Waving at Migrants, McConnell Stepping Down
The Republican senator "first got involved in politics back in 1968 when he lost a fiddle contest to the Devil," Michael Che joked
- 'They Don't Like You'
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Mitch McConnell Is Stepping Down as Republican Senate Leader
The longtime Republican Senate leader announced on Wednesday that he will step down from his post in November
- Good Riddance
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House Republicans Gear Up to Kill Another Bipartisan Senate Bill
A $95.3 billion foreign aid package will likely join border reform on the list of bills killed by a House GOP controlled by Donald Trump
- DOA
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The 50 Worst Decisions in the Past 50 Years of American Politics
These are the historic blunders, scandals, machinations, and lies that have defined our times
- Democracy In Traction
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Biden, Schumer, McConnell Remember Dianne Feinstein: ‘A Class of Her Own’
The longtime California senator died on Thursday. Her former colleagues have been mourning the loss on Friday
- 'A Diamond'
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Mitch McConnell Tries to Shrug Off Mid-Presser Freeze
The Senate minority leader joked that he had been “sandbagged” hours after needing to be escorted out of a presser
- Sure, Mitch
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