Behind Mitch McConnell's Supreme Court engineering
The former Senate leader's 2016 move to block Merrick Garland's nomination was a "total concoction to give the gloss of authority." ...
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McConnell stands up: Voting no Pete Hegseth should be his declaration of independence from Donald Trump
As Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell engineered many of ... James Madison and George H.W. Bush for having their picks turned down, but if Hegseth fails, or does real damage, then Trump ...
Ignore Musk’s And Trump’s Wild Claims. Here’s How Federal Officials Really Get Rich.
As Forbes has tracked for years, there are plenty of perfectly legal ways for senior government officials to become quite ...
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Country singer Lee Greenwood sings ‘God Bless the U.S.A.’ at Trump’s inauguration
Mitch McConnell after his performance ... He sang for Trump in 2017 and George H. W. Bush in 1989. Trump invited Greenwood to perform recently while he and his wife, former Miss Tennessee Kimberly ...
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Pete Hegseth Is Sworn In as Defense Secretary After Being Confirmed by Slim Margin
Vice President Vance had to cast a tiebreaking vote to confirm Mr. Hegseth, after three Republicans — Senators Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mitch McConnell of Kentucky ...
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Blitz! President Trump returns to familiar strategy that exhausts foes, delights friends
The returning president's pace is a more focused, stringent use of executive power that excites supporters while keeping foes off balance ...
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US Senate confirms Pete Hegseth as defense secretary
In addition to the Democratic bench, Republican senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, who had already announced their decision, as well as veteran Mitch ... George H.W. Bush fell short ...