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That belied McConnell's personal opposition at times to Trump - particularly the then-president's conduct ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
But McConnell's conservative critics said they weren't sorry to see him go. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., noted that he called on McConnell to step aside as leader more than a year ago and voted ...
Mr McConnell's two-year term ends in January 2025. He defeated Democratic challenger Amy McGrath in 2020, and won another six-year term. It is unclear if he will seek re-election once his term ...
McConnell’s path to power was hardly linear, but from the day he walked onto the Senate floor in 1985 and took his seat as the most junior Republican senator, he set his sights on being the ...
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]
Incumbent leader Mitch McConnell defeated a challenge by Florida senator Rick Scott in a vote by secret ballot. This was the first contested conference leadership election since 1996, and marked a departure from the tradition of unanimously confirming incumbent leaders who chose to run for re-election.
Senate minority leaer’s post ends in 2024, while his senate term ends in 2026
In 2023, Trump's closest allies in the Senate mounted a challenge to McConnell's leadership position after Republicans had a weaker than expected showing in the 2022 midterm elections. McConnell ...