Following is the statement that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, the Kentucky Republican, delivered Saturday from the chamber floor after senators acquitted former president Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial. The Senate’s 57-43 vote in favor of impeachment did not achieve the required two-thirds majority, or 67 votes, which …
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Republican Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, has told associates that he believes President Trump committed impeachable offenses, according to a report Tuesday in the New York Times. Citing people characterized as familiar with McConnell’s thinking, the paper said McConnell, who has thus far maintained a disciplined silence about Trump’s …
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After days of frenetic talks and only hours ahead of a government shutdown, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said late Sunday a bipartisan deal had been reached on an almost $ 900 billion coronavirus relief package. “Moments ago, in consultation with our committees, the four leaders of the Senate and …
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Some key Senate Republicans are throwing their support behind a bipartisan House bill that would give small businesses more time to use Paycheck Protection Program loans and let borrowers spend less of their loan proceeds on payroll, but other GOP senators have concerns about the measure, potentially preventing swift action …
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