Kentucky Legislature cuts Democratic governor out of picking potential McConnell replacement Supporters of the change said it has nothing to do with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell — but they've stripped Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear of his power anyway. 03/28/2024 - 5:48 am | View Link
Evangelical John Thune wants to succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader John Thune, the evangelical Christian elected to the U.S. Senate 20 years ago from South Dakota with the help of James Dobson, announced he wants to succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader after ... 03/27/2024 - 11:50 pm | View Link
T.J. McConnell dealing with ankle injury, questionable for Pacers vs Bulls T.J. McConnell, who has been one of the Indiana Pacers best players since the All-Star break, is questionable to play tonight with a sore left ankle. McConnell has played in 62 of the Pacers 73 games ... 03/27/2024 - 10:02 am | View Link
Republicans need to win back Senate before worrying about McConnell successor, Blackburn says Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) said the race to succeed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) should not be a major focus in the months leading up to the 2024 election, and instead Republicans ... 03/26/2024 - 4:32 pm | View Link
McConnell rated among the least conservative GOP senators by CPAC The Conservative Political Action Coalition (CPAC) gave Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) a "conservative rating" of 68% in the latest report. 03/25/2024 - 5:20 pm | View Link
Even before most Americans woke up to the news of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, wild conspiracy theories about what supposedly had "really" happened were running rampant online. CNN's Donie O'Sullivan reports on some.
CNN's Katelyn Polantz breaks down the argument Donald Trump's lawyer made about the First Amendment to get the judge to dismiss Trump's election subversion case in Georgia.
(NEW YORK) — A fundraiser for President Joe Biden on Thursday in New York City that also stars Barack Obama and Bill Clinton is raising a whopping $25 million, setting a record for the biggest haul for a political event, his campaign said.
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The eye-popping amount was a major show of Democratic support for Biden at a time of persistently low poll numbers.
A telling little clip from Mediate, where TV financial pundit Jim Cramer is basically urging Trump to cash in his chips, relinquish control or at least partial control and get a big fat payday. In theory, that sounds like sound advice. One small problem with that is what he's advocating is not technically legal.
driftglass: The revelation according to Chuck.
Lawyers, Guns and Money: No labels, no logic.
Blue Virginia: Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoes numerous bills that would have made Virginia safer.
Rewire: College students don't know their schools' abortion services.
Equal Justice Initiative: Freedom Monument Sculpture Park, which explores the legacy of slavery and the lives of enslaved people.
This installment by Batocchio.
Larry Fink, the billionaire CEO of the world's largest asset management firm, wrote in his annual letter to investors on Tuesday that it is "a bit crazy" that 65 is viewed as a sensible retirement age in the United States, drawing swift backlash from Social Security defenders and policy analysts.
Dean Baker, senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, replied that the CEO of BlackRock apparently doesn't know the U.