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McConnell has been the leader of the Senate Republican Conference since 2007, making him the longest serving Senate party leader in U.S. history. McConnell holds conservative political positions, although he was known as a pragmatist and a moderate Republican early in his political career.
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Feb 28, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that position in November.
WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will step down from the helm of the Republican Conference this year, ending his time as the longest-serving leader in Senate history.
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- Sahil Kapur,Scott Wong,Frank Thorp V,Kate Santaliz
Jul 27, 2023 · Mitch McConnell, an 81-year-old Kentucky Republican and top party leader in the Senate, is facing questions about his health. Here's what we know.
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- National Political Correspondent
Feb 29, 2024 · Washington — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced he's stepping down as the upper chamber's GOP leader after November's elections, ending a 17-year run that made him...
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- Kaia Hubbard
Jul 26, 2023 · Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell suddenly stopped speaking during a weekly news conference Wednesday, appearing to freeze, and then went silent.
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- Rebecca Shabad,Liz Brown-Kaiser,Frank Thorp V
Nov 16, 2022 · WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell of Kentucky on Wednesday overwhelmingly won re-election as his party’s Senate leader, holding off Senator Rick Scott of Florida in the first challenge Mr. McConnell...