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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.
(Reuters) - Top U.S. Senate Republican Mitch McConnell on Wednesday said he would not seek another term as the party's leader, marking an end to a record-setting career.
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 ...
Key issues for the election include the proposed implementation of term-limits for the Senate Republican leader, a proposed expansion of the leaders power over appointments to Senate committees and how to pass president-elect Donald Trump's agenda. [5] [6] [7] The secret ballot election was held on November 13 by a conference of Republican ...
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 ...
The incident led to questions in the press and on social media about Mr McConnell's health, prompting the statement from his office. Mr McConnell's two-year term ends in January 2025.
Facing questions about his health, Mitch McConnell dismissed questions about retirement, vowing to serve out his Senate term, which ends in January 2027.
Mitch McConnell, the highest-ranking Senate Republican and the longest-serving Senate leader in U.S. history, announced Wednesday that he would step down from his position at the end of November.