- Jen Psaki: ‘Real legacy’ of Mitch McConnell is ‘a cynic focused on power’ https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4505359-jen-psaki-real-legacy-of-mitch-mcconnell-is-a-cynic-focused-on-power/ 67 comments politics
- Democratic victories in the Georgia runoffs ended Mitch McConnell's 6-year tenure as Senate Majority Leader and DC's most feared power broker https://www.businessinsider.com/georgia-runoffs-gop-loss-ends-mitch-mcconnells-majority-leader-role-2021-1 175 comments politics
- Mitch McConnell’s Teetering Power: What happens when Republicans stop listening to their own Senate majority leader? https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/01/mcconnell-trump-senate-election/617539/ 42 comments politics
- Mitch McConnell's stimulus check power shows why Georgia runoffs are crucial for Joe Biden https://www.newsweek.com/mitch-mcconnell-stimulus-check-power-shows-importance-georgia-biden-1557523 386 comments politics
- For RBG It Was All Principle, for Mitch McConnell It’s All Power - Those who fight for power will bend or break rules to give themselves every advantage. https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/09/22/rbg-it-was-all-principle-mitch-mcconnell-its-all-power 6 comments politics
- 4 Reasons to Doubt Mitch McConnell’s Power https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/09/four-reasons-doubt-mitch-mcconnells-power/616416/?surface=meter_limit_reached&article_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theatlantic.com%2Fideas%2Farchive%2F2020%2F09%2Ffour-reasons-doubt-mitch-mcconnells-power%2F616416%2F 3 comments politics
- Mitch McConnell (R-KY) - "A power grab that's smelling more and more like exactly what it is"; Democrats tried to make Election day a Federal holiday back in Jan 2019. Mitch thinks Voting is "power grab"; lets fight for our democracy back to show the power of voters. Get out and vote folks! https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/31/politics/mcconnell-democrats-house-bill/index.html 6 comments politics
- John Roberts Has More Power Than Mitch McConnell Would Like You to Think. But Will He Use It? https://time.com/5768467/john-roberts-mitch-mcconnell-witnesses/ 111 comments politics
- How Mitch McConnell Made Himself King of the Senate | His powers don’t come from the Constitution. Or even any legislation. https://thebulwark.com/how-mitch-mcconnell-made-himself-king-of-the-senate/ 154 comments politics
- President Mitch? Why we should be worried McConnell is D.C.'s most powerful man, not Trump https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/2019/06/06/mitch-mcconnell-leads-the-us-not-donald-trump/1331330001 24 comments politics
- Mitch McConnell Says Election Day Holiday Is Dem 'Power Grab,' Twitter Users Erupt https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mitch-mcconnell-power-grab-democrats-reaction_us_5c52aabee4b0ca92c6dd453b 113 comments politics
- Mitch McConnell: making Election Day a federal holiday is a Democratic “power grab” https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2019/1/30/18203936/mitch-mcconnell-election-day-federal-holiday 362 comments politics
- Mitch McConnell Ready To Give President Unlimited War Powers http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mitch-mcconnell-war-authorization-isis_us_56a115eae4b0404eb8f083d0 24 comments politics
- Mitch McConnell plays long game on Donald Trump, keeping his focus on Republican power https://www.newsweek.com/mitch-mcconnell-long-game-donald-trump-republican-power-1572333 19 comments politics
- Mitch McConnell 'plays the long game' to retain some power as it slips away https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/25/mitch-mcconnell-plays-the-long-game-to-retain-some-powers-as-they-slip-away 17 comments politics
- Trump's coup is morphing into a grift — but Mitch McConnell sees it as a power grab https://news.yahoo.com/trumps-coup-morphing-grift-mitch-182002302.html 8 comments politics
- Trump's coup is morphing into a grift — but Mitch McConnell sees it as a power grab https://www.salon.com/2020/11/10/trumps-coup-is-morphing-into-a-grift--but-mitch-mcconnell-sees-it-as-a-power-grab/ 17 comments politics
- Mitch McConnell Moves to Expand Bill Barr’s Surveillance Powers https://www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconnell-moves-to-expand-bill-barrs-surveillance-powers 21 comments privacy
- Mitch McConnell Moves to Expand Bill Barr’s Surveillance Powers https://www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconnell-moves-to-expand-bill-barrs-surveillance-powers 4 comments politics
- Mitch McConnell Moves to Expand Bill Barr’s Surveillance Powers https://www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconnell-moves-to-expand-bill-barrs-surveillance-powers 73 comments politics
- Mitch McConnell's Plot to Seize Full Power for the GOP Is Working https://truthout.org/articles/mitch-mcconnells-plot-to-seize-full-power-for-the-gop-is-working/ 220 comments politics
- It's time to check the Senate majority leader's power: Mitch McConnell doesn't represent the people https://www.salon.com/2019/03/11/its-time-to-check-the-senate-majority-leaders-power-mitch-mcconnell-doesnt-represent-the-people/ 719 comments politics
- Mitch McConnell has shown the nation his version of power grab https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/429125-mitch-mcconnell-has-shown-the-nation-his-version-of-power-grab 30 comments politics
- Mitch McConnell: Democrats’ Voting Rights Bill Just A ‘Political Power Grab’ https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mitch-mcconnell-democrats-voting-rights-bill_us_5c51ee80e4b04f8645c716ce 18 comments politics
- Heroin And One Failing Senate Campaign May Keep Mitch McConnell In Power http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/rob-portman-ted-strickland-senate-ohio_us_57c9ea58e4b0e60d31df386f 4 comments politics
- Mitch McConnell Moves to Grant the President Unlimited War Powers with No Expiration Date http://libertyblitzkrieg.com/2016/01/22/mitch-mcconnell-moves-to-grant-the-president-unlimited-war-powers-with-no-expiration-date/ 41 comments politics
- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday delivered a forceful defense of the National Security Agency's mass-surveillance powers, a salvo that came just hours after a federal appeals court ruled the agency's bulk collection of U.S. call records illegal. http://www.nationaljournal.com/congress/mitch-mcconnell-refuses-to-budge-on-patriot-act-after-court-ruling-imperils-nsa-spying-20150507 5 comments politics
- What Congress Really Told the White House About the Bowe Bergdahl Swap: "Several powerful lawmakers, including current Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, had called on the Obama administration to do everything in its power to ensure Bergdahl's 'safe recovery.'" https://news.vice.com/article/what-congress-really-told-the-white-house-about-the-bowe-bergdahl-swap 62 comments politics
- Sen. Mitch McConnell blames Trump, others in power for provoking US Capitol riot: ‘The mob was fed lies’ https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-mitch-mcconnell-trump-capitol-riots-20210119-wcvfpibhjrhohimy3y4wckdfbq-story.html 21 comments politics
- Mitch McConnell insists there will 'of course' be a peaceful transfer of power, breaking with Trump who would not commit to one https://www.businessinsider.com/mitch-mcconnell-insists-peaceful-transfer-of-power-2020-11?r=us&ir=t 43 comments politics
- Shut Down the Supreme Court Confirmation — If the roles were reversed, Mitch McConnell would use his power to stop a Democratic president’s Supreme Court pick. Democrats now face pressure to fight Trump's nominee just as vigorously. https://jacobinmag.com/2020/10/shut-down-the-supreme-court-confirmation 1626 comments politics
- Trump will be acquitted, of course: What in God's name will he do next? Bill Barr and Mitch McConnell have done their worst. Only the voters can stop the Mad King from full power https://www.salon.com/2020/02/04/trump-will-be-acquitted-of-course-what-in-gods-name-will-he-do-next/ 111 comments politics
- Mitch McConnell's Trump Defense Strategy Is Proof the Republican Party Is an Authoritarian Outfit -- The president is destroying any institution of democracy that could provide a check on his power, and Republicans in Congress are helping him. https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/05/07/mitch-mcconnells-trump-defense-strategy-proof-republican-party-authoritarian-outfit 16 comments politics
- Mitch McConnell Is Gearing Up for an All-Out War on Socialism in 2020. How much longer can the Republican Party depend on fearmongering to retain its power? https://www.gq.com/story/mitch-mcconnell-grim-reaper?utm_medium=social&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=twitter&mbid=social_twitter&utm_brand=gq 230 comments politics
- Never Forget: Mitch McConnell Underwrote Trump’s Big Lie | When power was at stake, McConnell helped the people pushing the lie that led to the Capitol insurrection. https://thebulwark.com/never-forget-mitch-mcconnell-underwrote-trumps-big-lie/ 358 comments politics
- Trump's coup is morphing into a grift — but Mitch McConnell sees it as a power grab | Trump can't steal the election now — but McConnell is seizing the chance to undermine Biden before he takes office https://www.salon.com/2020/11/10/trumps-coup-is-morphing-into-a-grift--but-mitch-mcconnell-sees-it-as-a-power-grab/ 10 comments politics
- Mitch McConnell's big test: Now that he's got the power role he's always wanted, the Senate dealmaker must navigate between a rebellious G.O.P. and a legacy-minded president. http://www.csmonitor.com/usa/dc-decoder/2014/1130/mitch-mcconnell-s-big-test 7 comments politics
- Mitch McConnell No Longer Controls The Senate After Georgia's Democratic Senators Were Sworn In. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock officially give Democrats tiebreaking power in the Senate. Sen. Alex Padilla was also sworn in to Vice President Kamala Harris’s seat. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/addybaird/democrats-control-senate-ossoff-warnock-padilla-sworn-in 27 comments politics
- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, called the president’s plans to curb power plant emissions — dubbed the Clean Power Plan — “job-killing and likely illegal” in a statement responding to the climate pledge Tuesday. http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomzeller/2015/04/01/obama-makes-global-climate-pledge-but-gop-has-other-ideas/?ss=tech 7 comments politics
- Ocasio-Cortez, Sanders Endorse Progressive Charles Booker In Kentucky Senate Primary — The powerful progressives backed Booker over retired fighter pilot Amy McGrath in a suddenly heated primary race whose winner will face Sen. Mitch McConnell. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/charles-booker-kentucky-aoc-bernie-sanders-endorse_n_5edfba13c5b6d42ab86135e5 77 comments politics