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Justice Department February 9, 2022

McConnell slows nomination of Biden pick for Minnesota US attorney over arsonist's 'unusually soft sentence'

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is slowing the confirmation process for a President Biden U.S. attorney nominee, saying he needs 鈥渁ssurances鈥� that 鈥渏aw-dropping鈥� practice of sentencing leniency will end.

Mitch McConnell February 8, 2022

McConnell calls out Republican censure resolution: 'That's not the job of the RNC'

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Tuesday distanced himself from the Republican National Committee's move last week to censure two Republicans serving on a House committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Mitch McConnell February 8, 2022

McConnell scorches DOJ over lenient sentence for Minnesota arsonist

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell聽issued a scathing letter Tuesday blasting the U.S. Attorney鈥檚 office聽for seeking reduced sentences for rioters arrested during the 2020 George Floyd protests.

Joe Biden February 3, 2022

Biden praises McConnell as 'man of honor' ahead of Supreme Court confirmation

President Biden had kind words for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., during remarks where he noted that lawmakers can vehemently oppose one another professionally while maintaining cordial personal relationships.

Mitch McConnell February 1, 2022

McConnell says he opposes shortening sentences for Jan. 6 protesters after Trump floats pardons

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell broke with former President Trump on Tuesday in that he does not believe individuals who pleaded guilty to crimes related to last year鈥檚 violent Capitol Hill protest should have their sentences shortened.

Donald Trump January 30, 2022

McConnell keeps his focus on Biden, not Trump, as GOP aims to win back Senate majority in midterms

Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell keeps his focus on President Biden, not former President Trump, as the GOP aims to win back the Senate majority in midterms.

Supreme Court January 26, 2022

Supreme Court math: The Senate formulas for confirming or sinking Stephen Breyer's successor

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's upcoming retirement will mark the first time a Democratic U.S. Senate has the chance to confirm a high-court justice in a post-nuclear-option world. The battle to replace him comes down to simple math.

Supreme Court January 26, 2022

Supreme Court confirmation process: What to know

Here's how the process for President Joe Biden replacing Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will play out, from nomination to confirmation.

Abortion January 22, 2022

Democrats double down on eliminating filibuster, court packing on Roe v. Wade anniversary

Democrats marked the anniversary of Roe v. Wade by warning the landmark Supreme Court decision could be overturned and urging the Senate to immediately cement the right to an abortion into federal law.

Mitch McConnell January 20, 2022

McConnell: Biden 'got it wrong again' when he claimed GOP can't say 'what they're for'

Mitch McConnell responded to President Biden's repeated claim that Republicans cannot verbalize "what they are for" to the American people.

Democrats January 19, 2022

Top House Democrat calls out GOP refusal to move voting legislation forward: 'It's a cult right now'

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., called out 16 GOP senators for refusing to support voting rights legislation they once backed and suggested their opposition is a result of their allegiance to their "cult leader," former President Donald Trump.