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Proposed hemp ban tucked into federal funding bill could stall end to gov't shutdown
November 10, 2025 | 7:02pmWhat are they smoking?
Winning World War III, ‘vision thing’ dooms Democrats and other commentary
October 17, 2025 | 4:43pm“In August, while standing alongside President Trump in Alaska, Russian President Vladimir Putin chuckled” at the B-2 stealth bomber flyover, note Mark Toth & Jonathan Sweet at The Hill.
Moment Sen. Mitch McConnell, 83, falls in Senate office hallway
October 16, 2025 | 12:49pmSen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was caught on camera taking a nasty tumble in the hallway of a Senate office building Thursday.
The right way to unblock the Senate's 'confirmation constipation'
September 5, 2025 | 6:10pmJohn Thune should be careful what he wishes for — but the system isn’t working.
CNN's Scott Jennings reveals the only way he'd run for US Senate
July 17, 2025 | 10:01amThe conservative CNN contributor – who often goes head-to-head with Dems in fiery on-air debates – refused to rule out a Senate run on Wednesday.
Battle to replace Mitch McConnell heats up over Andy Barr funding lawmakers who voted to impeach Trump
July 2, 2025 | 1:42pmRep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) donated seven times through his leadership PAC to help four House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump in 2021 for allegedly inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol...
Hegseth, Signal questions haunt Waltz as Dems plot to use UN ambassador hearings to attack Trump admin
May 2, 2025 | 4:56pmThe same day that National Security Advisor Mike Waltz exited his job at the White House, President Donald Trump announced a new job offer for the former Florida congressman: United Nations ambassador.
CNN's Scott Jennings mulling major career move —but is awaiting Trump's approval
April 30, 2025 | 10:02amWASHINGTON — Conservative CNN pundit Scott Jennings is mulling a run to replace retiring Kentucky GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell -- but is waiting to see if President Trump will give him the green...
Key Trump defense pick confirmed despite GOP opposition – as JD Vance rips McConnell for 'political pettiness'
April 8, 2025 | 3:20pmVice President JD Vance ripped McConnell following the vote for "one of the great acts of political pettiness I've ever seen."
McConnell claims Trump put 'amateur isolationists' in charge of Pentagon policy
April 5, 2025 | 5:28pmKentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell is blasting President Trump for allegedly putting "amateur isolationists" in charge of US military policy.
Trump blasts 4 GOP senators over possibly scrapping Canada tariffs: 'What is wrong with them'
April 2, 2025 | 11:11amPresident Trump early Wednesday blasted four Republican senators who he feared could potentially join with Democrats to block his tariffs on Canadian goods.
McConnell blasts Trump's pursuit of 'illusory peace' with Russia: 'Shreds America's credibility'
March 28, 2025 | 11:44amSen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) accused the White House of moving the nation toward "a headline that reads, 'Russia wins, America loses.'"
Mitch McConnell is a no-doubt, first-ballot GOP Hall of Famer
March 2, 2025 | 6:19amThe Senate leader's iron rule held together a fractious GOP conference that ran from squishy centrist to hardline conservative — and somehow managed to deny Barack Obama the revolution he...
CNN pundit Scott Jennings encouraged to run for McConnell's open Senate seat
February 26, 2025 | 7:42pmJennings regularly spars with liberal pundits on the network.
Republican senator falls on ice, suffers concussion and 'slight brain bleed'
February 25, 2025 | 2:25pmCramer's absence reduces the GOP Senate conference to 52 members.
Sen. Mitch McConnell announces he will not seek eighth Senate term in 2026: Full speech
February 20, 2025 | 12:30pmSen. Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving leader in the upper chamber’s history, will not seek re-election in 2026, the Associated Press reported on Feb. 20. McConnell (R-Ky.), 83, will have served...
Mitch McConnell not running for eighth Senate term in 2026 as he tells colleagues serving has been 'honor of a lifetime'
February 20, 2025 | 11:34amWASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving party leader in the upper chamber’s history, announced Thursday that he will not seek re-election in 2026. In a parting floor speech, McConnell (R-Ky.)...
President Trump slams Mitch McConnell, calls him a 'bitter guy'
February 13, 2025 | 4:01pmPresident Donald Trump slammed Mitch McConnell in the Oval Office on Feb. 13, following the Kentucky Senator's "no" vote on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health...
Mitch McConnell's condition revealed after falling twice on Capitol Hill, forcing him to use wheelchair
February 5, 2025 | 1:32pmFormer Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell fell on a small set of stairs on Wednesday as he was exiting the Senate chamber.
Trump is already hitting the ground running as his first 100 days in office are off to a historic start
January 25, 2025 | 8:44pmA headline last week focused on what Donald Trump could get done in his first 100 days. A better focus would have been on his first 100 hours.