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McConnell: Medicaid cuts likely to remain, but not easy to pass
Sen. Mitch McConnell thinks the cuts to Medicaid spending in the wide-ranging budget bill backed by President Donald Trump ...
Rapid City Journal2d
Thune's first big test as Senate leader has arrived with Trump's tax bill
Only six months into the job, Senate Majority Leader John Thune faces a massive challenge as he tries to push President Trump ...
Arizona Daily Star6d
Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected the next Senate majority leader
John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous shift in their leadership that elevates a top deputy of Mitch McConnell ... Republican team is united behind President Trump ...
Live updates: Senate returns with Trump’s massive tax and immigration bill on the agenda
The Senate is returning to Washington on Monday with President Donald Trump’s massive tax and immigration package high on the ...
The Herald Bulletin5d
Anderson native Tackett's second book traces Mitch McConnell’s career
Michael Tackett had reported on politics from Washington since 1992. So it was natural for him to pursue a book about someone ...
Spectrum News NY12d
Sen. Mitch McConnell won't seek reelection in 2026, ending long tenure as Republican power broker
Mitch McConnell announced on Thursday ... to the fierce GOP populism of President Donald Trump. McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history, chose his 83rd birthday to ...