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Mitch McConnell, 83, Will Not Seek Reelection Next Year

Over It

“I will not seek this honor an eighth time. My current term in the Senate will be my last,” McConnell told his colleagues.

Amethyst Martinez, Juliegrace Brufke | Published Feb 20, 2025

RFK Jr. Gets OK to Unleash His Wild Health Agenda on U.S.

HEALTH NUT

The Senate’s lone polio survivor, Mitch McConnell, was the only GOP senator to vote no.

Juliegrace Brufke | Published Feb 13, 2025

Anti-Vax Crusader RFK Jr. Cruises Toward Top Health Job

UNWAXED AND VAXED

But he managed to assuage the concerns of enough of his critics to move forward.

Juliegrace Brufke | Published Feb 12, 2025

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Republicans Roll Over for Trump’s Spy Pick—Except for One

FREE (TO FLIP THE) BIRD

The former GOP leader from Kentucky has become a thorn in Donald Trump’s side.

Mary Ann Akers, Juliegrace Brufke | Published Feb 12, 2025

McConnell, 82, Taken By Wheelchair After Falling at Capitol

PUSHING THROUGH

The senator will continue to carry out his duties as normal, his office said.

Josh Fiallo | Published Feb 05, 2025

Lawmakers Targeted With Record Number of Violent Threats

MENACING SPIKE

U.S. Capitol Police say the surge stems from a “false sense of anonymity on social media.”

Juliegrace Brufke | Published Feb 03, 2025

Trump Admin Threatens ‘Consequences’ for Cabinet Race Rebels

ACROSS THE BOW

A senior White House official warned that Trump-allied groups will “exact consequences” on senators who don’t fall in line behind the president’s cabinet picks.

Sean Craig | Published Jan 26, 2025

Mitch Takes Personal Jab at Hegseth After Almost Tanking Him

PARTING SHOT

He joined Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski in voting no, rebuking “failed” Hegseth as a “culture warrior” in a flaming statement.

William Vaillancourt | Published Jan 25, 2025

Key GOP Senators Rebuke Trump Over His Jan. 6 Pardons

BEG YOUR PARDON

‘I do not support pardons given to people who engaged in violence on January 6,′ Sen. Collins said.

Juliegrace Brufke | Published Jan 21, 2025

Chris Hayes Can’t Believe RFK Jr.’s Bonkers Vaccine Theories

‘IT’S ALL OF THEM!’

The MSNBC host was left aghast to hear how the Kennedy scion believes polio was eradicated by “better sewerage [and] refrigeration.”

Will Neal | Published Dec 14, 2024

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