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Published
March 9, 2023

Republican leader McConnell remains in hospital with concussion after fall

The Kentucky senator, who's 81, was attending a private dinner in Washington on Wednesday when he tripped.
Published
November 16, 2022

Mitch McConnell reelected Senate Republican leader, quashing bid by Florida’s Scott

McConnell, of Kentucky, easily swatted back the challenge from Rick Scott in the first-ever attempt to oust him after many years as Republican leader.
Published
November 14, 2022

Growing number of Republicans want to delay Senate leader elections

CNN reported Sunday that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has been calling his members over the last several days to ensure support.
Published
June 23, 2022

Senate OKs landmark gun violence bill; House passage is next

The $13 billion measure will be Congress' most far-reaching response in decades to the nation's run of brutal mass shootings.
Published
May 28, 2021

Senate Republicans block bipartisan Jan. 6 panel to investigate Capitol riot

The vote comes a day after emotional appeals from police who fought with Trump supporters who smashed their way in, and from fellow lawmakers who fled Capitol chambers that day.

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Published
May 27, 2021

Maine House speaker stands ground on COVID mask mandate

A policy requiring that people entering the State House wear face coverings remains, even with mask mandates lifted in other places.
Published
May 27, 2021

Senate Republicans poised to use filibuster to block panel on Jan. 6 insurrection

Ahead of Thursday's vote, the mother of the late Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick was meeting with at least 6 Republican senators to try to persuade them to act.
Published
April 28, 2021

Tim Scott, only Black Republican senator, set to respond to Biden speech

Republican leaders' choíce of Scott to answer Biden comes at a tense political moment.
Published
March 17, 2021

Block a bill? Biden wants old-school Senate filibusters

Requiring a 'talking filibuster' would force senators opposing a bill to make their case, rather than simply signal objections, but it could also grind the chamber to a halt.
Published
December 21, 2020

As Maine Legislature starts back up, Democrats and Republicans present priorities

Both parties say they want to help Maine's working families and small businesses survive the COVID-19 pandemic, but their approaches could vary widely.