Mitch McConnell
Senate votes to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary
The GOP-controlled Senate voted Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist, to lead the country’s most powerful health care agency. Kennedy was confirmed as health and human services secretary on a mostly party-line vote of 52-48. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., broke ranks on yet another of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees, […]
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World leaders react to former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s death
Then U.S. President Jimmy Carter speaking at a press conference on Sept. 1, 1977. Wally McNamee | Corbis Historical | Getty Images World leaders and U.S. politicians reacted to news that former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who as president brokered peace between Israel and Egypt and later received the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work, has […]
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John Thune elected Senate majority leader
U.S. Sen. John Thune, (R-SD) speaks with reporters following the Senate Republicans weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 6, 2024. Bonnie Cash | Reuters Republicans elected Sen. John Thune of South Dakota to be the Senate majority leader on Wednesday. Thune defeated Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Sen. Rick Scott of […]
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Trump ‘most likely’ needs 60 votes in Senate to enact tariff plan, Sen. Rick Scott suggests
Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump proposed sweeping new tariffs while on the campaign trail. The self-proclaimed “Tariff Man” has said he could impose such levies on U.S. imports without Congress’ approval. There’s debate among economists and other experts as to whether he could do so. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. — one of […]
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Trump tells Republicans to shut down government if hardline voter ID bill gets cut from spending bill
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a press conference at Trump Tower in New York City, U.S., September 6, 2024. David Dee Delgado | Reuters Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday said congressional Republicans should pursue a government shutdown if they cannot attach a hardline voting bill […]
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US House to vote on very long-awaited $95 billion Ukraine, Israel support package deal
A see of the U.S. Capitol. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Photos The Republican-managed U.S. Residence of Associates on Saturday is established to vote on, and envisioned to move, a $95 billion legislative package providing protection assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, around bitter objections from party hardliners. Much more than two months have handed because the Democratic-the […]
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LinkedIn betting it can choose on TikTok and Instagram in influencer internet marketing
Ryan Roslansky, CEO of Microsoft’s LinkedIn subsidiary, speaks at a LinkedIn event in San Francisco on Sept. 22, 2016. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Illustrations or photos Influencer advertising has turn out to be massive organization on TikTok and Instagram, the place popular creators can make fantastic revenue by supporting brands boost their […]
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Dwelling Speaker Johnson announces 'standalone' Israel funding offer
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) holds a news convention pursuing a caucus conference at the U.S. Capitol Site visitors Centre on January 30, 2024 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Illustrations or photos Property Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Saturday introduced an Israel-only funding bundle to be voted on next week, one […]
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Mitch McConnell brain scans found no stroke, seizures after second freeze, doctor says
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) leaves his Washington house to return to work at the U.S. Senate, less than a week after he froze for more than 30 seconds while speaking to reporters at an event in his home state of Kentucky, in Washington, September 5, 2023. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Brain scans […]
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McConnell suffering ‘occasional lightheadedness’ but is clear to keep working, his doctor says
Top U.S. Senate Republican Mitch McConnell appears to freeze up for more than 30 seconds during a public appearance before he was escorted away, the second such incident in a little more than a month, after an event with the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce in Covington, Kentucky, August 30, 2023 in a still image […]
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