Congress

The Race to Replace Mitch McConnell as GOP Leader Is Already On

DEAR JOHN

The rumors about McConnell’s potential exit have led his would-be successors to try to, as a senior GOP aide put it, “one-up each other at every turn.”

Sam Brodey 

Deputy Politics Editor

Riley Rogerson 

Politics Reporter

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Politics Reporter

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