• Mitch McConnell, Senate minority leader, says he wants a Republican majority in the Senate

    Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says his main focus is making sure that Republicans regain control of the Senate.

  • Mitch McConnell will stop at nothing to regain Senate majority

    Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell took to the Sunday airwaves to pat himself on the back for getting Ukraine aid passed, and promptly reverted back to his old ways. Bipartisanship is in the rear view mirror now and McConnell is still intent on the GOP winning at all costs, no matter what damage is done to the country. In lengthy interviews on NBC’s “Meet the Press” and CBS’s “Face the Nation,” McConnell dodged the most critical issues of the day in furtherance of his primary goal.  “I...

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    Watch: Mitch McConnell blasts Tucker Carlson over Ukraine bill

    Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has been a staunch supporter of aid for Ukraine and Israel, blamed Tucker Carlson for stoking anti-Ukraine sentiment amongst Republicans, as Congress gets one step closer to passing a foreign aid package.

  • Mitch McConnell: Tucker Carlson 'ended up where he should have been all along'

    U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Tuesday took aim at former Fox News host Tucker Carlson in response to a question about the recent passing of the $95.3 billion bipartisan foreign aid bill. About $60 billion of the bill will be used to assist Ukraine in its fight against Russia. Carlson interviewed Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this year. Axios notes, "It's not the first time McConnell has publicly criticized Carlson, also blasting the anchor for his...

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    Senator McConnell Blames Tucker Carlson for Demonization of Ukraine

    Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) blames former Fox News host Tucker Carlson for the months-long delay in getting the national security supplemental bill, which includes aid for Ukraine, to the finish line, saying that "demonization of Ukraine" began with Carlson. "He had an enormous audience which convinced a lot of rank and file Republicans that maybe this was a mistake," McConnell says. He also cites the protracted talks over border security, which was ultimately dropped from the...

  • Tucker Carlson to Blame for 'Demonization of Ukraine': Mitch McConnell

    Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell blamed former Fox News host Tucker Carlson for Republican opposition to aid for Ukraine amid its ongoing war against Russia.The Senate voted 80-19 on Tuesday to break a filibuster on the $95 billion aid package recently passed by the House. Final passage is expected Tuesday night.In a press conference after the Senate vote, McConnell pointed to the conservative commentator's February interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin as a turning point in the...

  • McConnell blasts Tucker Carlson for demonizing Ukraine aid

    Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) blasted conservative commentator Tucker Carlson on Tuesday for playing a leading role in demonizing the idea of sending military aid to Ukraine, saying the former Fox News host wound up “where he should have been all along” when he gave Russian President Vladimir Putin a megaphone during a fawning []

  • McConnell blasts Tucker Carlson for demonizing Ukraine aid

    Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) blasted conservative commentator Tucker Carlson on Tuesday for playing a leading role in demonizing the idea of sending military aid to Ukraine, sayin

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    Mitch McConnell Blames Tucker Carlson For The GOP's 'Demonization of Ukraine'

    The far-right political commentator has “ended up where he should've been all along, which is interviewing Vladimir Putin," charged the Senate GOP leader.

  • White House employs Mitch McConnell for latest attack line against Trump

    The White House highlighted comments Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made earlier this week to attack former President Donald Trump‘s role in sinking the bipartisan Ukraine-border bill. Senators had unveiled a bipartisan bill to address border security while sending billions in aid to help Ukraine fight off the Russian invasion. But Republicans tanked the […]

  • Hawley: 51 Senators 'Voted to Ignore, to Shred the Constitution of the United States'

    Wednesday on FNC's "Hannity," Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) voiced his disapproval of Senate Democrats decision to reject a House impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. | Clips

  • Mitch McConnell refuses to say whether he supports a US national abortion ban

    Senate minority leader says he is ‘not advocating anything at this level’ and that issue is too divisive among lawmakers for consensusAsked whether he supports a federal abortion ban, US Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday that he is “not advocating anything at this level”.The Republican, during remarks in a new interview published by NBC’s Meet the Press, stopped short of saying whether or not he supported a 15-week federal ban on abortion with exceptions, but he instead...