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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. Senate Republican Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday he will step down this year from his leadership role, ending a record-setting tenure and ceding more influence to ...
Kentucky Republican Mitch McConnell said while he will step down from his leadership position, he will continue to serve out his Senate term. ... his current term ends at the end of 2026 — but ...
Sen. Mitch McConnell will step down as Republican leader, ending his time as the longest-serving leader in Senate history. ... But McConnell's most consequential legacy dates back to his ...
The number of federal judicial vacancies at the end of Obama's term was more than twice the number at the end of George W. Bush's term. [117] [118] In a 2019 interview, McConnell credited himself for the large number of judicial vacancies created in the last two years of Obama's presidency. [90]
McConnell said he plans to serve out his Senate term, which ends in January 2027, “albeit from a different seat in the chamber.” He spoke at times haltingly, his emotions evident, as he looked ...
February 28, 2024: Senator Mitch McConnell announces he will step down as Republican Senate Leader at the end of the 118th Congress, in January 2025. [36] March 7, 2024: President Biden delivers the 2024 State of the Union Address. April 11, 2024: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses a joint session of Congress. [37]
McConnell helped the Senate confirm conservative nominees Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, reversing what had been a 5-4 liberal majority at the end of Obama's second term. McConnell again ...
Seven-term Republican and former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell was re-elected in 2020 with 57.8% of the vote. McConnell retired as leader after the 2024 elections but says he plans to serve out the remainder of his term, leading to speculation that he may not run for re-election. [55]