It Sure Looks Like Mitch McConnell Is About to Become the Next Kevin McCarthy

The bribes pose just another monetary loss for an essential housing system that has been woefully underfunded for decades. According to a 2018 NYCHA assessment, federal capital funding has met only a fraction of capital needs since 2006. In the Continue reading It Sure Looks Like Mitch McConnell Is About to Become the Next Kevin McCarthy

Why Senators Aren’t Calling for Mitch McConnell to Step Down—Yet

“There were 30 other senators looking around seeing this happening, like I was, and to me it was like, ‘Oh my God, if Americans saw this, they would be outraged,’” the staffer said. “I think it was so baked into Continue reading Why Senators Aren’t Calling for Mitch McConnell to Step Down—Yet

Why Republicans Are About to Throw Mitch McConnell to the Wolves

They can’t do it for plain political reasons because they would be taking an untenably hypocritical position (not that that ever stops them, but this is a high-profile matter). But it’s even more than that: They can’t do it because Continue reading Why Republicans Are About to Throw Mitch McConnell to the Wolves

“Very Much Expendable”: Republicans Are Coming for Mitch McConnell

In March, McConnell tripped and fell, suffering a concussion and cracked rib as a result; these injuries forced him to forgo his duties for nearly six weeks before he was finally able to return to Congress. His injury is a Continue reading “Very Much Expendable”: Republicans Are Coming for Mitch McConnell

Video: Mitch McConnell Freezes Mid-Press Conference Again, Escorted Away

On Wednesday, Republican Senator Mitch McConnell froze midway through a press conference, requiring aides to escort him from the scene after he was seemingly unable to respond. The incident happened after a reporter asked the 81-year-old Senate minority leader about Continue reading Video: Mitch McConnell Freezes Mid-Press Conference Again, Escorted Away

Mitch McConnell Is Waging War on Labor. Don’t Worry, He’ll Lose.

The Biden White House isn’t doing that. Democratic NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox, whose term expired August 27, was cleared in July for renomination by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; a  floor vote is scheduled for September 6. Continue reading Mitch McConnell Is Waging War on Labor. Don’t Worry, He’ll Lose.