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☆ Mitch McConnell's support of the TikTok bill is a big deal, but that doesn't mean the app is doomed
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The head of the GOP Senate caucus cast his support on Monday for the TikTok bill. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell declared his support on Monday for a bill circulating through Congress that would effectively ban TikTok, but the app's immediate demise is no guarantee. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ Everything to know about the long, drawn-out race to succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Mitch McConnell is stepping down from being Senate GOP leader after more than 17 years in the job. John Thune and John Cornyn are already campaigning for the job, but others could jump in later. AdvertisementMitch McConnell's reign as Senate Republican leader is set to end next January, capping off what will ultimately be an 18-year tenure — the longest of any Senate leader in American history. John Thune and John Cornyn. McConnell's penchant for bipartisanship and support for Ukraine aid in particular have rankled a small segment of GOP senators, and that cohort could be influential in determining who GOP senators succeed in November.

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☆ Katie Britt says being played by Scarlett Johansson on 'SNL' wasn't on her 'bingo card' but she's 'here for it'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Sen. Katie Britt addressed Scarlett Johansson's portrayal of her on "Saturday Night Live." In an appearance on fellow Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas's "Verdict" podcast, the Alabama senator said being portrayed by Scarlett Johansson on "Saturday Night Live" wasn't on her "bingo card" for 2024. "Look — Scarlett Johansson is hot," said Cruz, noting that he's "genuinely jealous" of Britt for being portrayed by Johannson. Advertisement"At least you are played by a woman," Cruz later said. "I mean, Scarlett Johansson.

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☆ Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell endorses Trump for president
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) at a Keep America Great Rally at the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, November 4, 2019. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell endorsed Donald Trump for president, putting aside years of hostilities between the two Republicans. "It is abundantly clear that former President Trump has earned the requisite support of Republican voters to be our nominee for President of the United States," McConnell, R-Ky., said in a statement Wednesday. McConnell's announcement was issued minutes after former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley, Trump's last major GOP primary competitor, suspended her campaign. Haley did not endorse Trump in a statement putting her campaign on ice.

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☆ Trump won't get to hand-pick McConnell's successor — just look at what happened to Jim Jordan
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Mitch McConnell is stepping down, and Republican senators have months to decide who succeeds him. The end of his reign marks a shift in the GOP, but Trump won't get to fully decide the next leader. But one thing's for sure: Trump's not going to hand-pick the next Senate GOP leader. House Republicans first chose House Majority Leader Steve Scalise to be their candidate, only handing the nomination to Jordan after Scalise dropped out. It will be important for the eventual GOP leader to demonstrate that he or she could work with Trump if he's elected, but it won't be the only thing.

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☆ Death of shipping CEO Angela Chao under 'criminal investigation,' Texas sheriff says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The death earlier this month of Foremost Group CEO Angela Chao, the sister-in-law of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, is currently under "criminal investigation," a Texas sheriff's office said Thursday. "This incident was not a typical accident," the Blanco County Sheriff's Office wrote in a letter to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday. "Releasing the reports, videos and other information prior to the completion of the investigation would interfere with the investigation and possible prosecution of this matter," the sheriff's office wrote. The sheriff's office in that Feb. 16 statement had said, "EMS attempted emergency measures on Ms. Chao but she succumbed from being under the water." Chao was the sister of McConnell's wife, Elaine Chao, who has served as secretary of both the U.S. Labor and Transportation departments.

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☆ Joe Biden might end up missing Mitch McConnell
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewPresident Joe Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell are not friends — at least not in the sense of how any normal person would use the word. Even Obama couldn't help roll his eyes at the narrative of Biden and McConnell's relationship after the 2020 presidential election. "I'm enjoying reading now about how Joe Biden and Mitch have been friends for a long time," Obama told The Atlantic. The Kentucky Republican has also defended NATO, a major defense alliance that Trump has repeatedly questioned over his life. Biden will miss the Kentucky Republican at times.

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☆ Some Republicans are celebrating the 'good news' of Mitch McConnell's retirement: 'Better days are ahead'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"Better days are ahead for the Republican Party," said Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Our thoughts are with our Democrat colleagues in the Senate on the retirement of their Co-Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (D-Ukraine). No need to wait till November… Senate Republicans should IMMEDIATELY elect a *Republican* Minority Leader. But McConnell comes from a different generation than many House and Senate Republicans, and he's had a famously frosty relationship with Trump since January 6.

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☆ Mitch McConnell is stepping down in November. 3 men named John have long been angling to succeed him.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementBut three men have long been considered to be candidates — and they're all named John. John Thune, John Barrasso, and John Cornyn. John Thune of South DakotaKevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesThune, 63, is the second-highest-ranking Senate Republican. AdvertisementJohn Barrasso of WyomingAnna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesBarrasso, 71, is the third-highest-ranking GOP senator, serving as chair of the Senate GOP conference. AdvertisementJohn Cornyn of TexasAnna MoneymakerCornyn, 72, is not in Senate GOP leadership — but he served as the conference's whip from 2013 to 2019.

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☆ Mitch McConnell will step down from Senate GOP leadership in November
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Mitch McConnell will announce that he is stepping down from GOP leadership. McConnell will serve out the remainder of his term that ends in January 2027. AdvertisementSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will announce on Wednesday that he is stepping down from leading Senate Republicans after decades in the post. McConnell will announce the decision during a speech on the Senate floor, per The Associated Press, which obtained his prepared remarks in advance. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ Mitch McConnell to step down as Republican Senate leader: Here's what you need to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMitch McConnell to step down as Republican Senate leader: Here's what you need to knowCNBC's Emily Wilkins joins 'Halftime' to report on Mitch McConnell's plan to step down as Republican Senate leader.

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Angela Chao, a shipping industry CEO and sister-in-law to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, has died in a car accident, her family says. Chao, 50, died Sunday in Texas, according to a family statement that did not provide any additional details about what happened. Chao was the chair and CEO of her family's shipping business, the Foremost Group, and the president of her father's philanthropic organization, the Foremost Foundation. Chao was the youngest of six sisters to immigrant parents who moved to the U.S. from China in the late 1950s. “Angela’s name in Chinese sounds like the characters for peace and prosperity," her father, James S.C. Chao, said in the family statement.

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☆ Sen. Chris Murphy, who helped broker the failed border security package, says it's 'worrying' that Mitch McConnell couldn't deliver more votes: 'No one is in charge over there'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sen. Chris Murphy said in an interview that "no one" is leading Senate Republicans. "You can't make policy if no one is in charge," Murphy told Politico Magazine. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . "I just think it's really worrying that the leader of the Republican Party can't deliver more than four votes." But despite the setback, Murphy told the magazine he remained a "hopeless optimist" regarding the upper chamber.

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☆ McConnell staked his legacy on a border-Ukraine deal. He may be too out of step with the GOP to save it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

He also joined with other top House Republicans Monday afternoon to implore Senate Republicans to kill it. McConnell is already facing one key defection: Sen. Steve Daines, who leads the Senate GOP's campaign arm, is lined up against the bipartisan deal. "This bill unites Senate Democrats and sharply divides Senate Republicans," Lee said in another post. Since then, a group of Senate Republicans has continued to be vocal about the difficulties of having a GOP leader who has an at best icy relationship with Trump. As of this writing, there's a chance a majority of Senate Republicans will stand against their leader.

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☆ Chuck Schumer touts bipartisan relationship with McConnell: 'I got 99 problems but Mitch ain't one'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"I guess you could say I've got 99 problems but Mitch ain't one," Schumer joked. The two party leaders are in relative agreement over a major border security and foreign aid bill. AdvertisementSenate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer made a Jay-Z reference when speaking about his bipartisan relationship with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. "I guess you could say I've got 99 problems but Mitch ain't one." AdvertisementIt was a pun on Jay-Z's 2003 hit "99 Problems," the lyrics of which include the line: "I got 99 problems but a bitch ain't one."

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan Senate deal to pair border enforcement measures and Ukraine aid faced potential collapse on Thursday as Senate Republicans grew increasingly wary of an election-year compromise that Donald Trump, the likely Republican presidential nominee, seems likely to oppose. At stake is a plan that both President Joe Biden and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell have worked for months to broker in hopes of cajoling Congress to approve wartime aid for Ukraine. “We’re at a critical moment, and we’ve got to drive hard to get this done," said South Dakota Sen. John Thune, the second-ranked Senate Republican. With Republicans continuously raise the issue on the campaign trail, the border will likely remain central to elections this year. They have argued that presidents already have enough authority to implement hardline border measures and Trump should have his say.

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A core group of negotiators have been laboring for nearly two months over changes to U.S. border and immigration policy and hoped to unveil the legislation later this week. However, the emergency funding package has been delayed months in Congress after Republicans insisted that border policy changes also be included in the package. It remains to be seen whether the border policy changes, which have been negotiated in private with top White House officials, will be enough to satisfy most Republican senators. The group has mostly reached agreements on policy changes, but on Monday was working with Senate appropriators to determine funding levels for the programs. Democrats have bemoaned the Republican decision to tie Ukraine aid with border policy changes.

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Tester entered the Senate after selling Montana voters on his authenticity, and the former high school band teacher's message hasn’t changed much. Tester chairs the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee. “I take my cues directly from the veterans of this state,” Tester told the assembly at Bigfork High School. There’s been an influx of newcomers from Arizona, Washington state, California and Texas. He currently ranks second with $407,000 in contributions from lobbyists, putting him just behind Washington state Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell, according to the research group OpenSecrets.

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☆ McConnell fights for his legacy as he sells a divided GOP on Ukraine funding
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Mitch McConnell is making a very public push to support additional US support for Ukraine. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe White House has asked for $105 billion for Israel, Ukraine, and to fund border security efforts. While some Senate Republicans are skeptical of Ukraine support, there is much greater opposition in the House. Before former Speaker Kevin McCarthy's historic ouster, a conservative revolt forced leaders to strip Ukraine aid from the massive bill that funds the Pentagon. The measure failed but 93 Republicans voted in favor of it.

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☆ Mitch McConnell refuses to say whether he is fit to serve in Congress, but claims he has 'recovered' after freezing up in public
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Mitch McConnell sparked health concerns after a series of public freeze-ups this summer. However, he did not answer a question on whether he is fit to continue serving in Congress. AdvertisementAdvertisementSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell refused to answer whether or not he is fit to continue serving in Congress. "I'm in good shape — completely recovered and back on the job," McConnell told CBS moderator Margaret Brennan. Over the summer, McConnell sparked health concerns after appearing startled and disoriented at press conferences in Kentucky and Washington.

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☆ How $6 billion in Ukraine aid collapsed in a government funding bill despite big support in Congress
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

The collapse of Ukraine aid in Congress was months in the making, and exactly what Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell had feared. "But I know there are a majority of members in the House and Senate — both parties — who have said that they support funding Ukraine." But the GOP senators left McConnell with the understanding the support for Ukraine funding overall would be lacking. The next day, McCarthy was ousted from the office over long-simmering complaints about his leadership, leaving any fix for Ukraine funding uncertain. Biden's speech about Ukraine aid is coming.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The collapse of Ukraine aid in Congress was months in the making, and exactly what Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell had feared. "But I know there are a majority of members in the House and Senate — both parties — who have said that they support funding Ukraine." McConnell, R-Ky., had been trying to build support Ukraine for months, ever since he met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv in May. But the GOP senators left McConnell with the understanding the support for Ukraine funding overall would be lacking. Biden's speech about Ukraine aid is coming.

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☆ Mitch McConnell says House Republicans should get rid of the motion to vacate because it 'makes the Speaker's job impossible'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mitch McConnell on Wednesday called for the motion to vacate House rule to be scrapped. McConnell said the provision made the House Speaker's role "impossible." AdvertisementAdvertisementSenate Minority Mitch McConnell on Wednesday called for House Republicans to ditch the rule that allowed for Kevin McCarthy's ouster. Speaking to reporters the day after McCarthy lost the position, McConnell said he thinks the motion to vacate makes the Speaker's job "impossible." "I have no advice to give House Republicans except one: I hope whoever the next Speaker is, gets rid of the motion to vacate," he said.

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He later addressed supporters outside a boat manufacturing facility, where he showed off a slew of new South Carolina endorsements, including from the state's attorney general, its secretary of state, its House majority leader and other members of the South Carolina House of Representatives. While his rivals have been busy holding town halls and visiting local diners, Trump has spent much of the last months responding to his mounting legal troubles. Beyond his complaints with the press, Trump lashed out at Mark Milley, the retiring chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, over phone calls he made to China in the final stormy months of Trump’s presidency. But Trump on Friday claimed Milley had committed “an act so egregious that, in times gone by, the punishment would have been DEATH! Ambassador and current GOP rival Nikki Haley, a native of South Carolina, calling her “Birdbrain."

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☆ Mitch McConnell told Mitt Romney that Trump is an 'idiot' who 'doesn't think when he says things:' book
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Madison Hall | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Romney, who's been a vocal critic of Trump for years, said GOP lawmakers told him they envy him. He recalled McConnell telling him that Trump was an "idiot." The book noted that McConnell told Romney he was "lucky" because he could publicly "say the things that we all think." "You're in a position to say things about him that we all agree with but can't say," Romney remembered McConnell telling him. AdvertisementAdvertisementA spokesperson for McConnell told The Atlantic that the Senate leader doesn't recall that particular conversation.

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