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McConnell celebrates milestone as Senate Dems retain power | #alaska | #politics

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are again claiming the Senate majority, but much of the chamber’s focus Tuesday was on the top Republican as Mitch McConnell became the longest serving Senate leader in history. McConnell, 80, surpassed Montana Sen. Mike Mansfield’s record of 16 years as party leader when the Senate convened midday to begin the […]

Alabama

McConnell celebrates milestone as Senate Democrats retain power | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats will claim the Senate majority again on Tuesday, but much of the chamber’s focus is on the top Republican as Mitch McConnell becomes the longest serving Senate leader in history. McConnell, 80, will surpass Montana Sen. Mike Mansfield’s record of 16 years as party leader when the Senate convenes midday for […]

Alaska

Should Mitt Romney run for reelection in 2024? The Senate’s top Republican thinks so. | #alaska | #politics

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s vocal support of Romney comes after he successfully backed another anti-Trump Republican, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, in her reelection bid. (Haiyun Jiang | The New York Times) Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, speaks to the press in the Capitol, on Nov. 29, 2022. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told Politico […]

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Remark | Remarks | THE NEWSROOM | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

12.19.22 ‘The state of Alabama has sent some prolific and powerful Senators to this chamber over its history. But Richard Shelby has surpassed them all. He is not just the longest-serving Senator from Alabama, he is the most influential. Our friend is one of the most effective legislators the United States Senate has ever seen.’ […]

Alaska

Senate GOP faces politics vs. policy battle on marijuana | #alaska | #politics

The omnibus package is on the path to passage, but the expected exclusion of marijuana banking reform has spawned a battle in the Senate GOP. For months, top Democrats and a number of Republicans had high hopes that legislation allowing banks to offer services to cannabis businesses in states where it has been legalized would […]

Alabama

McConnell blames poor midterm ‘candidate quality’ on Trump | #elections | #alabama

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday cited former President Donald Trump’s endorsements in the 2022 midterm election primaries as the reason for “candidate quality” issues that resulted in several major defeats for the Republican Party last month. “We ended up having a candidate quality [issue],” McConnell told reporters. “Look at Arizona, look at […]

Alabama

Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell on collision course | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

CNN — House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy took to Fox News primetime last week and dinged his counterpart across the Capitol: Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell. Republicans are “wrong” if they want to cut a year-end spending deal with Democrats, McCarthy told Fox News host Laura Ingraham, saying they should instead punt the issue until […]

Alabama

McConnell blames Trump for ‘candidate quality’ issues in midterms | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Tuesday blamed the power former President Trump exerted in GOP primaries for the “candidate quality” issues his party struggled with in key races. Speaking to reporters a week after Republicans lost the Senate runoff in Georgia, which expanded the Senate Democratic majority to 51 seats, McConnell said his […]

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U.S. Sen.-elect Britt says internal U.S. Senate GOP leadership battle outcome ‘is what it is at this point,’ but urges unity going forward | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Last month, U.S. Senate Republicans for the 118th Congress elected current Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to continue leading the Republican caucus in 2023 and beyond. However, it was not without controversy. McConnell had an opponent in Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who chaired the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) this election cycle. U.S. Sen.-elect […]

Alaska

GOP’s Lisa Murkowski wins reelection in Alaska Senate race | #alaska | #politics

JUNEAU, Alaska – Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has won reelection, defeating Donald Trump-endorsed GOP rival Kelly Tshibaka. Murkowski beat Tshibaka in the Nov. 8 ranked choice election. The results were announced Wednesday, when elections officials tabulated the ranked choice results after neither candidate won more than 50% of first-choice votes. Murkowski wound up […]