McConnell has received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the tobacco industry, and some of his former staffers now lobby for tobacco giant Altria.
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How McConnell Is Killing the Senate
The purpose of political leadership is not merely to win. It is to serve.
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Voter Turnout Is Surging — And Mitch McConnell Is Terrified
The Senate majority leader recoils at provisions that would facilitate voting—a position that puts him increasingly out of step with voters and with many state-level Republicans.
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Voting Rights Aren’t a ‘Power Grab,’ They’re Critical to a Functioning Democracy
This isn’t about partisanship: It’s about systemic racism.
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Trump and McConnell Take Gaslighting to New Level in Kavanaugh Confirmation Fight
The use of an anti-Semitic trope to condemn protesters for exercising their First Amendment rights signals a turning point in the authoritarian trajectory of our politics.
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An Attack on Our Country — By Trump and McConnell
The Senate majority leader enables the president’s attack on the Constitution.
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Senate Democrats Warn Mitch McConnell: Don’t Try to Weaken the ADA
On Thursday, 42 Senate Democrats joined Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois to pledge to block a vote on the ADA Education and Reform Act (H.R. 620), a House bill that would gut the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act by weakening enforcement provisions that ensure accessibility in public accommodations. In a signed letter to Senate Majority […]
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McConnell Surrenders to The Resistance, For Now
The Kentucky Republican goes down to defeat again, but winning this latest battle doesn’t mean the war over health care has ended.
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A Modest Proposal for Mitch McConnell
Moral Republicans can’t believe their bill will really endanger millions of Americans. If it becomes law, they should demonstrate good faith and live with emergency care only— just as many of their constituents will be forced to do.